The dog meat trade is reportedly thriving in Indonesia’s major cities, despite the current coronavirus pandemic and warnings from experts about the ever-present dangers of zoonotic diseases.
Investigators from nonprofit coalition Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI) recently discovered that Indonesian authorities are turning a blind eye as dog meat traders illegally operate without punishment, according to a press release.
Tens of thousands of dogs are illegally trafficked throughout Indonesia every month, including rabies-infected dogs traveling to previously rabies-free areas in the country, according to DMFI.
“There are reports that dog-meat markets have a higher rate of rabies than the general dog population,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed, “as people often sell dogs to the markets when they are sick; some of these sick dogs have rabies. Furthermore, there are at least three published reports of humans acquiring rabies from activities associated with the dog meat market, emphasizing that the risk is very real.”
The dog meat trade exposes humans to dangerous pathogens that could potentially spark another global disease outbreak, with dogs transported and slaughtered in hazardous, unhygienic conditions similar to those at the “wet market” in Wuhan, China, which allegedly served as ground zero for the current COVID-19 crisis, DMFI reported.
Research by DMFI shows that while only a small percentage of the Indonesian population consumes dog meat, the industry itself exposes thousands of people to potentially deadly viruses daily, inadvertently setting the stage for what could be the next worldwide viral outbreak.
“The Indonesian government pledged it would ban the trade in August 2018, but, despite warnings of the risks the dog meat trade poses to public health and safety and despite promises from the authorities to take action, we’ve seen very little commitment for action from the provincial or central government,” said DMFI representative Karin Franken. “If the current pandemic has not served as a wake-up call to the authorities for the need of action, we don’t know what will!”
“In light of the catastrophic impact of this pandemic, a precautionary approach is required to limit all risks, and cruel, illegal and dangerous trades can no longer be ignored, said DMFI representative Lola Webber. “Now is time for the Indonesian government to take action.”
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How evil to harm innocent animals! Especially man’s best friend!!
How evil to harm innocent animals! Especially man’s best friend!!
This MUST STOP! These people are INSANE!!! The same should be done to them, so they will know how it feels to die this way. It should NEVER be done to innocent dogs and cats. These animals have feelings and emotions just like people and these EVIL people should know how it feels to have this done to them.
We have to better as humans to not allow this to continue.
this is horrible. it needs to stop!
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THIS MUST END NOW.
this must end.
Cease ALL trade with these countries and STOP purchasing products made anywhere in Asia.The skins from these animal’s are used in all fashion products which are sold overseas!
Cease ALL trade with these countries and STOP purchasing products made anywhere in Asia.The skins from these animal’s are used in all fashion products which are sold overseas!
NO TO EATING DOG MEAT, that cruel and savage “culture” of psychopaths should be prohibited, since poor dogs, after being tortured, mistreat them, THEY ARE COOKED ALIVE, no animal deserves to be cooked alive. Also, dog meat is unhealthy, as poor dogs with diseases even eat poop and then people eat it like that, disgustingly. Dogs are also pets, dog meat is NOT to eat according to the Bible, and the word of God is above any wild and dirty tradition of eating dogs
NO TO EATING DOG MEAT, that cruel and savage “culture” of psychopaths should be prohibited, since poor dogs, after being tortured, mistreat them, THEY ARE COOKED ALIVE, no animal deserves to be cooked alive. Also, dog meat is unhealthy, as poor dogs with diseases even eat poop and then people eat it like that, disgustingly. Dogs are also pets, dog meat is NOT to eat according to the Bible, and the word of God is above any wild and dirty tradition of eating dogs
Such cruelty in the world. I don’t understand people who harm innocent creatures.
Those in charge who ignore the dog meat trade care nothing about the residents of their country. Dogs have always been a friend to man and now in Indonesia, they are tortured and eaten for sport with no support from their government. Tourist must stop visiting the heinous country.
Heartbreaking,I hope these people suffer.The only beings I care about are the dogs and cats and any other animals at the hands of these horrible people.I hope until this stop that these people suffer in the most horrendous ways possible and deserve to die in the most horrendous ways from consuming these innocent creatures who do not deserve this.
IT MAKES ME SO SICK AND MAD THAT THERE’S STILL SO MUCH PEOPLE EXISTING WITHOUT A HEART AND BRAIN
QUE LE CORONAVIRUS TUE TOUS CEUX QUI FONT SOUFFRIR NOS AMIS LES ANIMAUX : CHIENS, CHATS et TOUS LES AUTRES ÊTRES VIVANTS SENSIBLES INNOCENTS QUE SONT LES ANIMAUX !!!!!
HONTE A CES PAYS MEURTRIERS ET SADIQUES POUR LES ANIMAUX !!!!!!!!!!!
LES ANIMAUX SONT DES ÊTRES PLUS HUMAINS QUE CES MONSTRES ECOEURANTS !!!!!!!!!!
LES ANIMAUX SONT UN DON DE DIEU !!!!!!!!!
CEUX QUI LES TORTURENT AURONT DES COMPTES A RENDRE !!!!!!!!!!!
Please stop abusing these poor innocent animals.
I hope that anyone who kills dogs or cats will be horribly devastated by eating these abused animals.
This species has no heart at all and could disappear from the face of the earth!
I think it is terrible what happens to these animals!
I once spent three months in Indonesia and liked all that I experienced. NOT ANYMORE unless they stop the horrific and dangerous dog meat trade, and I will make my thoughts known as far and wide as I can and tell anyone planning a visit there to SKIP INDONESIA.
I once spent three months in Indonesia and liked all that I experienced. NOT ANYMORE unless they stop the horrific and dangerous dog meat trade, and I will make my thoughts known as far and wide as I can and tell anyone planning a visit there to SKIP INDONESIA.