The governor of Bali has issued a letter calling on government agencies to stop the sale of dog meat after an undercover investigation revealed tourists were unknowingly being served dog.
Last month, animal advocacy group Animals Australia released a revealing and disturbing report on Bali’s dog meat trade. Dog meat is legal in Bali but the report showed that dogs were being caught, bludgeoned, poisoned, and butchered. And after they were cooked, vendors were lying to tourists and passing it off as chicken satay.
Animals Australia’s investigator took footage of the captured dogs. They were bound and muzzled, housed in darkness in their own feces and urine. They were whimpering and struggling to breathe. The investigator filmed dogs being beaten to death with metal poles, gunned down, and poisoned with food laced with cyanide. Their investigation also found that dogs were being caught in areas that had documented cases of dogs infected with rabies.
Animals Australia
Dog meat sold to unsuspecting tourists has a real potential to make them sick. Small concentrations of cyanide can cause symptoms like stomach aches and diarrhea, and if you eat contaminated meat regularly it could lead to organ and nerve damage.
The governor’s letter calls for Indonesian government ministers and heads of departments to end the sale of dog meat. It also calls for community education and data collection on the sale and consumption of dogs. The letter cites the negative impact on tourism as well as on human health.
Despite the gruesome treatment of dogs that was uncovered, this investigation by Animals Australia and the subsequent letter from the governor of Bali is encouraging. It demonstrates the impact of advocacy and is an important step forward to ending the capture, abuse, and slaughter of dogs in Bali.
Animal rights activists in Bali are cautiously optimistic. The founder of Bali’s Animal Welfare Organization has noted that this was a good first step, but it is not a full ban on eating dog meat (just a ban on sales). The Balinese government must clarify this letter and how the ban will actually be carried out.
Thank you SO SO MUCH!!! It makes me so happy to hear news about these poor animals getting a second chance to live happy lives that they deserve. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank God! Those dogs deserve to live and be loved.
against ‘all’ abuse & cruelty, show respect, want & deserve justice
I hope the group rights activists are making sure that the government is doing what it says it is doing. Looking at this picture and seeing that poor dog just made me want to go all texas wranger on that guy in the photo. Do these people even have hearts. How can they look at these poor animals and do what they do. I would personally not want to ever know anyone like that. But I would sure want to kick their ass! I think the names of all these people involved should be listed, and posted on billboards so the people can see who they are and their involvement in such horrendous crimes. They are nothing but hateful people who deserve the same fate they’ve given them animals.
if any balinese person is caught selling dog or cat meat should be put to death now after they have been beaten with metal clubs mand poisoned that is
I hope & pray for these innocent dogs, that this law is passed. The cruel people should be punished.
I can’t believe that all of a sudden it is banned the same was said of South Korea and they are still carrying on as usual.
The animal welfare organisations should pool together in their efforts any financial clout to eradicate this. Same in China nothing changing there.
Fantastic news! Now lets sort out the rest of these inhumane countries.
This is heartbreaking!! I agree that this is not enough the person who said it should be banned all over the world this is so barbaric! Selling, trading, gifting or anything else needs to be banned! These people are disgusting and I hope karma really gets them! These animals are being tortured why! ???? They should not be getting away with this crime!!! May they burn in hell!!!
I hope every peorson who did that stuff is byrnning in hell with pain and sorrow ass they get tourrerd 90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000999999999999998889797697796833122787976794876977969467979768679464846704578476748464948768749849488 times worss than what they did to those annimals
I know it is not politically correct to say something like this but I feel that the Asian people in those countries who do this have no respect for any animal and actually enjoy torturing innocent, defenseless animals. Anyone who can do something as horrific as this is evil to the core. They are hardened to the pain and suffering of these animals and show no mercy. Horribly cruel people.
They do it for money witch makes me even more mad and even though its illegle it will not fully stop????
This is so cruel. The selling and consumption of dog meat has to be stopped world wide. I’m glad the governor took notice of this and this is a good first step, but there needs to be actual punishments imposed for people violating this. And they should be harsh. No animal should be treated this way! This is heartbreaking and so disturbing. What is wrong with these third world barbaric people? Us”civilized” people should hit them where it hurts…in the wallet. People should refuse to tour there and everywhere else this is common. Also, the people who were duped into eating this have grounds for a lawsuit! Sue the vendors individually and the government!! Even if these people don’t have alot, take what they do have and they will pay attention then! Animals deserve better than this cruelty!
FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS.
OH YES ….. THIS BAN NEEDS TO BE WORLD WIDE …….
THIS MEANS NOTHING!!!! NO SALE OF DOG MEAT ……. WHAT ABOUT CAT MEAT!!!!! OH BUT WAIT NO SALE??? BUT WHAT ABOUT GIVING IT AWAY OR TRADING IT AWAY OR SOME KIND OF BARTER???? HOW ABOUT BANNING THE CONSUMPTION OF DOG & CAT MEAT!!!!! THAT WOULD MEAN SOMETHING!!!!! SOMETHING IS NEEDED LIKE ….. NO CONSUMPTION, SELLING, TRADING, GIFTING OR ANY TYPE OF BARTER OF DOG/CAT MEAT!!!!!!!! PLUS MUCH HARSHER LAWS ….. THEN YOUR GETTING SOMEWHERE.
That is a misleading statement as far as I’m concerned and they did not focus on what punishment they would get under the law but stopping the sale is a step forward yes but must continue. misleading information.
LETS WORK On CHINA!!!!!!!!!!
Can you provide an address for the Bali Governor? We should all send a personal letter thanking him for at least this first step in ending this horrible trade.
This not only needs to be totally banned but also severely punished!!!! What is wrong with these people?
The title of the article said the same of dog meat was banned..yet the last paragraph says it’s a good first step but not an actual ban? So disappointing. These people are sick. The picture is heartbreaking..will this ever really end? I’m *curiously optimistic* also..
*SALE of dog meat..not same. And CAUTIOUSLY optimistic..not curiously. Sorry for errors.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This definitely has brought me to tears. Your commitment and compassion to help these poor animals is worth it!
Finally……..about time! Glad no meat sales of dogs in Bali.
THIS IS IN-HUMANE NO MATTER IF THE ANIMAL IS SICK OR NOT NO ANIMAL DESERVES TO DIE CRUELLY AND VIOLENTLY!!! ANIMALS LIVES MATTER!!! I HOPE THESE MONSTER ROT IN HELL!!!
I hope they rot in hell too.
What is wrong with the people in the world!! Why do people think it’s okay to capture and treat innocent pups like that. All these animals want to be is loved and cared for. This is terrible that’s why so many people are turning to a vegan diet because these days you really don’t know what you may be eating
This ia surely a success (thank you Bali), however so many other countries are torturing and killing dogs and cats for food especially Korea! It’s just plain wrong!