After checking out of Avillion Admiral Cove, we decided to visit the famous Ostrich Farm in Port Dickson before heading back to KL. I have read about this farm in many brochures as an attraction in Port Dickson. They even have official signages everywhere in PD for crying out loud, so,I thought it is a good idea to visit the place while I'm there with my 4 year-old son.
Upon arrival, I saw about 5 cars there and while we're getting out of our car, a tourist bus arrived (lucky us I guess. I'll tell you why in a short while). The entrance fee to the farm is MYR8 per adult and MYR4 per kid. It's not expensive for sure but still you're wondering what do you get to see for the fees charged.
Well, this is the 'Farm Guide'Mini Pet Zoo ...there's one? Where? The Ostrich is about 6 feet tall and they are pretty fast so nobody dares to pet the animal. Unless maybe if they are talking about the chicken or duck! Frankly, the place looks more like a backyard of a farm house (a huge one of course) rather than a place where they charged entrance fee with official signages all over town.
There's signage that says 'No Feeding Please'
Egg Stepping, that's me stepping on top of the ostrich egg that doesn't break unless you smashed it
The 'Riding Area' is a ring about 10 feet in diameter where you get to ride on top of the ostrich to show how strong they are. I didn't take a picture of the entire episode of some kids from the tour group that did ride on the ostrich because I was completely disgusted with the way the handlers treated the ostrich. The ostrich was obviously not properly trained but for two big man to man-handled the ostrich and practically push and force the ostrich to walk the full ring just so that they can get extra $2 is just way to much for me. They have no love for the animal like I would expect from the handler that supposedly live and feed those animals. Urghhhhh!
To further proves my point, the farm handler decided to announce a monkey show for us because of the tour group that came in. Lucky us? Hmmm, let's see. The handler pull out a monkey whom he called 'Mona' which was chained on the neck. He then said that anyone can come and take a picture with the monkey. Since the tour group was pretty huge with about 30 of them, the monkey got a bit restless and start to look left and right. The handler then began to flip the monkey's ear and demanded the monkey to look into the camera. My gosh, the monkey is obviously captured and ill treated so that the farm can have more show to offer. Disgusted, disgusted, disgusted! I later heard the conversation of the tourist guide who asked one of the farm handler where is Abu. Apparently Abu is the 'star' monkey of the farm and the handler said he escaped. Yeah, I would too if that's the way they treated the animal.
If you asked me, I'll say don't bother to go because the entrance fee we provide to the farm will only spur them to captured more innocent animals to provide some cheap show for us.
If you asked me, I'll say don't bother to go because the entrance fee we provide to the farm will only spur them to captured more innocent animals to provide some cheap show for us.
Location : Port Dickson, Peninsular Malaysia
Date of travel : Aug 2010
