Progress toward ending the dog meat trade in Indonesia! This week, Governor Ganjar Pranowo called for a ban on the consumption of dog meat throughout Central Java.
Every month around 13,000 dogs are slaughtered for consumption in the region. Governor Ganjar Pranowo met with representatives from Dog Meat Free Indonesia on Tuesday, which was followed by his announcement.
He proclaimed, “We must push the Surakarta administration to issue a strict regulation that prohibits people from consuming or selling dog meat.”
Further legal support for this ban comes from a law passed in 2012 stating that dogs are not defined as food since they do not come from forests or farms. According to the Jakarta Post, Ganjar said, “The law clearly prohibits it. Once a regency issues a ban, every other region will follow suit. Agency heads will convene to discuss such a regulation.”
Many concerns surround the health and safety of the dog meat trade. The transportation of the dogs sent to slaughter increase the likelihood of the spread of disease such as rabies, and for the dogs the rampant abuse within the industry drew sympathy.
It is also a barbaric and inhumane business. Dogs are often beaten to death in front of onlookers, and some are blow torched while still alive.
While dog meat is easily found in the stalls of street vendors, only a small percentage of the population consumes dog meat. However, it is still a lucrative trade.
We applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.
PLEASE END THE DOG MEAT TRADE. BEYOND UPSETTING TO KNOW HOW MUCH THESE DOGS SUFFER!!
Merci à ce gouverneur pour faire ce petit pas.
Comment des hommes peuvent ils se montrer aussi monstrueux en massacrant des animaux ….
We applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.
The world should intervene against these atrocities.. This is uneatable.. Stop eating meat and buying fur products..
Thank God for the zero tolerance you always say just Dogmeat so please don’t forget to include the cats also it’s a dog and cat issue
Please stop this horrific inhumane practice. Plant-based is abundant and less costly, and the internet provides abundant information how to grow and thrive. Additionally, health benefits are also cost effective.
Personally I couldn’t care less if ALL dog killers and dog meat eaters catch rabies or other diseases from the innocent, voiceless animals that these cruel and brutal masses torture, kill and eat. I hope they all suffer untold misery until their dying breath…..show them the same amount of compassion, empathy and mercy that they show to the innocent dogs – NONE. No wonder the world is fast disappearing into a cess-pit of utter depravity, insanity and cruelty.
Stop crualty
No more cats and dogs Trade
Toute ces cruautés envers les animaux doivent être condamnés lourdement à de la prison ferme ! Honte à tous ces pays qui ne respectent pas les vies !
Hopefully the dog meat trade can be ended in Indonesia, but sometimes it’s not so much the consumption of dog meat which is the worst aspect, it’s the abhorrent cruelty that seems to go along with it, that can be the main problem.
No more!! 😡😡😡😡 Please stop so cruel!😢😢😢😢😢
This is good and hopeful for those sweet, innocent animals. Still people will have to be carefully watched and monitored at least for a while. There are always those who will not want to comply and do things illegally. I would still keep an eye on my pets. Anyone now caught breaking that law, please make sure they are harshly prosecuted. No slaps on the wrists. I will be exceptionally happy for those animals when I read and it’s being proven that that situation has been eradicated.
Humans should protect our animal kingdom. We are not the sole inhabitants of this planet and should share with all animals. We have so much to learn from them but ignorantly choose not to, much to our shame.
Humans should protect our animal kingdom. We are not the sole inhabitants of this planet and should share with all animals. We have so much to learn from them but ignorantly choose not to, much to our shame.
Let’s make it a law lets make sure they will be no black market bag meat because surely some will do it 🙁 let put a strong law against it
it”s terrible
Cruelty needs to STOP!
We applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.
It’s time to end animal cruelty and find justice for their death and injury.
RISPETTO PER. GLI ANIMALI ! SONO COME BAMBINI INTELLIGENTI !
Everyone on these poor animals deserve much than all these “Stupid Worthless Scum Bags” have done to them. Each one of these a holes deserve to be put in prison until they die of being tied up beaten & than
left to die of starvation would even better. All you people make me sick
why you can harm a innocent animal that hasn’t done a darn thing to you
but try and show you love unconditionally. Pray God will Punish you and
throw you in Hell.
agreed I hope the ones doing this to innocent dogs and cats get burned alive…
Sorry give them the desth penalty
SO DAMNED SICKING AND HEART BREAKING THE WAY THESE DAMNED EVILS BASTARDS PEOPLES TREAT ALL THESE POOR INNOCENT ANIMALS TREAT THE SAME DAMNED WAY SHOW THEM HOW IT FEEL~!
Sometimes I am ashamed to be human. There will soon be nothing of any real worth or beauty in this world.
Sometimes I am ashamed to be human. There will soon be nothing of any real worth or beauty in this world.
Please please stop this evil to dogs and any other animal in your country . To inflict such terror and pain to any animal is cruel and very wrong !
Saletés d asiatiques , je vous HAIS, peuple de barbares tortionnaires 😡😡❤️😡😡
This is great news but it does not include the raising and killing of dogs or so it seems. It says they may not eat or sell and those who want to will find loopholes. People could kill them and sell them anywhere. Still this is a big step and for that I am grateful.
Stop this now!!!!!
Please STOP the Dog Meat Trade.
je suis fatiguée de toutes ces cruautés faites eux animaux.
que soient punis tous ces tortionnaires et que cessent ces cruautés. merci à vous qui combattez.
Toughen up laws on animal abuse
GOOD NEWS — keep at it — ensure ALL corners of Indonesia will ELIMINATE this unconscionably cruel, depraved, needless business.
Fim a crueldade dos animais,basta de tanta crueldade
I hope Indonesia keeps their word. I’m cautiously optimistic.
Me too.
Bravo Governor Ganjar Pranowo. 🐶🐕🐾
Please stop this harmful, useless practice and turn towards a cosmetic production without animal testinh
Best regards
Gioia Costa
I applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.
The world can use some good news.
Thank you Governor Ganjar Pranowo you have a brave and kind heart… I hope others will be able to follow in your courageous foot steps…
God bless these people who helped END THE BARBARIC dog meat markets!!!
Hurray for intelligence and compassion!!!!!
We applaud Governor Ganjar Pranowo for his call to help put an end this brutal practice, and urge other provinces to follow suit.
WORLDWIDE COMPASSION SAFETY,&COMPASSION
A WORLD FREE OF GREED/ LUST & MENTAL, PHYSICAL/ CAPTIVITY AS SEXUAL ADVOCATES
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Now if only they make the punishment as severe as punishment for human murdering another human.