Bali push to end dog-meat trade after revelations of animal cruelty

Balinese government agencies have called for an end to the dog-meat trade in Bali, according to Animals Australia, which sponsored a summit last week to discuss the killing of dogs for human consumption in the popular tourist destination.

Key points:

• Summit attended by representatives of Bali’s Veterinary Health Office, Agriculture Ministry, Tourism Board, and Udayana University
• Animals Australia says attendees agreed that cruelty to dogs must end
• Recommendations included law enforcement to prevent the sale of dog meat, and an emphasis on educating the public

The summit follows the ABC’s exposure of a four-month-long Animals Australia investigation that revealed tourists were eating dog, which had been brutally caught and killed.

“All in attendance recognised that such dreadful cruelty to dogs has no place in Balinese culture and it couldn’t be allowed to continue,” Animals Australia’s (AA) director of investigations Lyn White said.

Representatives of Bali’s Veterinary Health Office, the Ministry for Agriculture, and the Balinese Tourism Board drafted recommendations to end the trade.

The recommendations included law enforcement to prevent the sale of dog meat, and an emphasis on educating the public about the trade and its potential for spreading diseases such as rabies.

“We are absolutely delighted with the recommendations from this summit,” Ms White said.

Source: Bali push to end dog-meat trade after revelations of animal cruelty – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)