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International celebrities Ricky Gervais and Peter Egan are making their voices heard in the fight against dog meat through a collaboration with the Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI) coalition.
A new DMFI campaign is urging Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to shut down the country’s inhumane live animal markets, where wildlife and domestic creatures are caged, mercilessly slaughtered to order and sold for human consumption.
“Populations of protected species of wildlife are being decimated, companion animals are being stolen,” explained DMFI coalition co-ordinator Lola Webber, “and every month, tens of thousands of animals are illegally transported into, and slaughtered in, densely populated cities to supply the demand for dog, cat and ‘exotic’ meat.”
The initiative comes during one of the biggest health crises in modern history. COVID19, which has been traced back to a “wet market” in Wuhan, China, is showing the world how protecting animal welfare can also protect human health.
“It’s not the first time a terrible disease has started because of people eating things they shouldn’t,” said Gervais. “I mean this one comes from eating pangolins. Pangolins! Stop eating everything that moves! It’s going to kill us all!”
A caged dog destined to die in Tomohon market, Indonesia (Image Credit: Dog Meat Free Indonesia)
“The coronavirus outbreak has not only exposed the huge public health risks associated with live animal markets, it has also shone the global spotlight on the horrors of these animal markets and trades,” Webber concluded. “Finally, governments are realizing that they cannot keep these cruel and unregulated trades and practices alive and also keep their citizens safe, and we urge Indonesia to take similar urgent actions.”
Cruelty needs to STOP!
We must ban all animal consumption and sale in markets or anywhere or we will pay the price as a species ourselves for the way we are treating our fellow creatures.!
We must stop the sale and consumption of all live and dead animals as we, the human species will pay the price for our stupidity and cruelty to our fellow creatures
DOG MEAT FREE INDONESIA
I think that more people should help these poor animals .china and other airas .have no idea .what terrible illnesses these animals have and they still murder them .for the sake if money .what these countrys .have done as gone all round the world with so many dieing .i saw a girl eating a live chicken .its barbaric .its pure evil .and it as to end .now
this is absolutely disgusting and horrific. This MUST STOP. It is killing people and it’s beyond cruel for these poor animals. PLEASE STOP THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This virus has come to stop all life from abusing the planet and its lovely animals. We should all learn from this and do the right thing and stop living the way we have been and respect all life and the planet.
Can’t disagree. Humans are becoming so insensitive to our vulnerable animals particularly. Shame on us.
STOP THE CRIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop eating everything that moves!
Because of a few unregulated live animal markets the WORLD is now having a pandemic –Don’t you have the control to STOP this cruelty?? who’s in charge ?? STOP THIS BARBARISM NOW !!
It’s time that the whole world is educated about the atrocities in other countries and put a stop to the hideous animal cruelty and suffering. These backward, barbaric countries are putting everyone at risk. There’s no excuse, end it now!!!!!
I believe the time has definitely come and shows the world you cannot eat animals and rodents and must end! It’s primitive and inhumane and caused the greatest health challenge the world has ever seen! Please put an end to this NOW!!!!
I believe the time has definitely come and shows the world you cannot eat animals and rodents and must end! It’s primitive and inhumane and caused the greatest health challenge the world has ever seen! Please put an end to this NOW!!!!
These poor poor innocent animals.It makes me sick to my stomach.Lets put a stop to this barbaric trade😩😡
STOP this barbaric treatment of dogs and wild animals. The health of all humans depends on it.
Make it criminal to torture and kill dogs and eat wild animals. JUST STOP!!!!!
The whole world should be against China for starting these Virus’s which cause so many deaths ,does it have to take good hearted celebrities to point out what is wrong why don’t our governments point the finger where it needs to go.
GOD had chosen The Prophet Noah then was instructed to build his Ark as to take great care of his wonderful creation, God told Noah have not these cruel humans learned anything that I have taught them that is why I gave them free will to distinguish from all animals Gods intention if we do not adhere, finally he has had enough of the Human Species will wipe out all any trace of them if they carry on with this cruel barbaric way. Where is Pope Francis & why is he not speaking up for these poor animals he is a bloody hypocrite & I’m Catholic this is karma I call this virus the NOAH VIRUS so all of us have been warned
Thank you
Maureen & Tilly my rescue dog xxx
Amen, my dear sister. I agree with you wholeheartedly. But sadly, many so-called leaders of the church have no compassion in their hearts to speak out about the atrocities committed against innocent animals, nor do they seem to care. Just because these dear creations of God cannot speak a language that doesn’t mean that they don’t feel pain, sorrow, loneliness, happiness, love, etc just like human beings yet so many “humans’ severely lack in this understanding.
amen Shelia
Please stop doing the barbaric practice
I have seen enough of these horrible videos now to be traumatized for life. If there is something we can do as a society and as a nation who abhors the brutality of animals and of nature then we should do it.
I feel the same way Robert. I’m getting close to the point of hating humans.
Please end this barbaric meat trade.
This is a wake up call and needs to be taken seriously. No one’s behaviour should have a negative impact on the whole world. Now mis the time to act,
I can’t waitch the video as it would upset and anger me. But I hope that this small contribution goes a long way and that these markets with their sickening practices will shut down.
Thank you for speaking up! We need to end all cruelty regardless of the animal involved. We need to end all cruelty to humans too!
So pleased celebrities are involved in stopping animal cruelty. Celebrities have huge voices. Thank you
In the name of all that is moral and just, please put an end to the cruelty and torture of these innocent animals. Look what it has brought upon you and the rest of the world.
In the name of all that is moral and just, please put an end to the cruelty and torture of these innocent animals. Look what it has brought upon you and the rest of the world.
THE WRONG suffered and died! The poor, poor, helpless animals. Indonesia- I pray, that all of you will dissappear from our earth, I pray, that God will send the perfect wave! I pray, that you insane, disgusting, incestuous brains will die like your poor victims suffered and died. YOU are an error a failure of genesis. Away with you, psychopaths and sociopaths. Burn in hell! Slowly, painfully!
You Are Right..
And maybe the world will survive without all that filth…..Amen
All theses country’s need to stop eating anything that moves this is how this virus started and spread all around the world the killing cooking eating has to stop clean it up before it kill us all
Stop this barbaric torture now!
Non seulement ces gens sont des barbares, mais en plus, à cause de leurs pratiques ignobles, ils ont semé la mort dans le monde entier!!!
Please close the live animal markets. This practice is inhumane and causes serious health hazards.
These countries are infecting the rest of the world with there discusting dirty filthy meat trade and horrible, shocking treatment of animals! They need to change!!!!!
Thank you to these wonderful entertainers, they do know what they are talking about. Don’t visit these cesspits they look filthy, very unhygienic. At least a morgue is clean. I can’t say any part of these markets and execution hovels is up to any form of standards. As for the poor animals who I love what can I say except death is better than the way they are treated.
When I see those vile imbecile creatures, I just want to reach into my screen and blowtorch the whole lot of that filth….after all they’re not really alive.
Enough is enough. STAMP OUT ANIMAL CRUELTY.
This barbaric vile treatment of animals should be stopped once and for all!
This barbaric vile treatment of animals should be stopped once and for all!
These people in these countries should be ashamed and held to account for what they have done to the world. They are filthy and barbaric. If they do not learn from this, then God should wipe them off the face of the earth. They should also pay the wages of people that have lost their livelihood because of this and pay to the families that have lost loved ones. That will stop them. Why should individuals suffer because of their cruel, hideous way of life.
These people in these countries should be ashamed and held to account for what they have done to the world. They are filthy and barbaric. If they do not learn from this, then God should wipe them off the face of the earth. They should also pay the wages of people that have lost their livelihood because of this and pay to the families that have lost loved ones. That will stop them. Why should individuals suffer because of their cruel, hideous way of life.
Please stop now before it’s too late
Please stop animal markets
Good for Ricky, come on you animal loving celebs start protesting.
THANK YOU.! THANK YOU! THANK YOU ! For your compassion and reverence for life!!!!!!!!
I am f^(*%&**%^^ sick of these uneducated people eating companion animals. They will never stop!
the current health crisis is, in my opinion, is a wake up call and a warning being sent from our Earth, that if we do not go Vegan now , there will be no real tomorrow …
You are exactly right.
Stop ,stop the violent cruel barbaric evil disgusting killing of animals!