Indonesian government officials recently banned deadly fights between domesticated dogs and wild boars. This declaration comes just two weeks after the Scorpion Foundation, a wildlife trade monitoring group, publicly released video footage of the vicious events. The Scorpion Foundation partnered with Animals Asia and the Change for Animals Foundation to expose the cruelty happening regularly in Indonesia.
LadyFreethinker also created a petition that garnered over 15,000 signatures to encourage the Indonesian government to make the fights illegal.
Dog and boar fights, also referred to as “adu bagong,” are a longstanding tradition in various regions in the district of West Java. The duels are supposedly meant to recreate hunting scenarios between the dogs and boars, and are held for profit at the animals’ expense.
At these cruel events, one dog and one boar are confined within a small arena approximately 15-30 meters. Spectators are protected only by a bamboo fence, and the fights do not end until one animal is injured or dead. If the dog wins, the owner receives about $2,000, and the dog will fight again after recuperating from its injuries. The boars are sold in the marketplace for meat.
Ade Sukalsah, head of publication of the West Java Local Government, acknowledged the historic context of the fights, but decried that, “If a tradition has a bad influence and a negative impact on social life, it is fitting that the tradition should be eliminated and even forgotten.”
The outlawing of dog and boar fights is the latest in a series of victories for the Scorpion Foundation and its partners in terms of animal violence in Indonesia. Several zoos in the Sumatra region were filmed forcing emaciated animals to perform tricks for food, and exploiting a baby orangutan for visitor photographs. New laws for higher standards of animal care were put into practice shortly after the footage was released.
Nonetheless, animals still suffer in Indonesia daily. Bears and dolphins are frequently transported across the country in traveling circuses and as photo-prop accessories. It is imperative that we continue to strive for cruelty-free environments worldwide.
I bet they stopped it… :/ Awful men
Never give up spreading the word and educating people on the proper way to protect our canine and kitty friends and wildlife. Always report animal abuse. Thank God for our persistance of animal activists. Our voiceless animals are the ones to suffer needlesssly.
THE POS’s THAT DID THIS SHOULD BE MADE TO GO AGAINST THE BOARS THEMSELVES! THAT WOULD BE JUSTICE FOR ALL THE SWEET DOGS KILLED BY THESE THINGS! BASTARDS! HOPE THEY ROT IN HELL!
This barbaric island should be wiped off –
No tourism, no money from Americans, no satellite tv and radio reception.
Let them each other ! These were cannibals and remain that.
Ugly, people and no culture.
Great job! Bless you all!
Indonesia…and other underground places find a way to make this a bloody sport, and the people that attend these kind of events don’t give a shit, and it can drive me insane just knowing this is happening.
I feel a little HOPE when there is a VICTORY for these animals, thank you, thank you, thank you
A big and grateful THANK YOU to everyone who helped this happen!
another great victory awesome news Great work to everyone involved. Thanks to the gov. realizing how cruel that was. Now all we need is other countries to get involved with the cruel activities between animals and humans. Humans been the criminals.
This is SUCH good news !!!! Lets hope it is upheld and anyone who breaks the law is prosecuted appropriately . Thank you so much for all your tireless work for animals !!
Thank you everyone for helping these innocent victims.
Your are amazing! Thank you so much. Cookie
You are AMAZING!!! Thank you so much. Cookie
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE AMAZING. COOKIE
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! THIS MAKES MY HEART GLAD !!!
A big thanku to the animal activitists who campaigned to get the government of Indonesia to ban this cruel sport. A big thanku to the Indonesian government for listening to these activists and taking the steps necessary to ban this cruel sport. But the job of both sides isn’t over yet as zoo animals iver are stil being exploited.
Yaythis IS a VICTORY!
Much gratitude and thankfulness to the animal activist and government for their work to illegalize this abhorrent abuse of animals.
Namaste*
THE Galarneau Family