olice named 5 individuals as suspects for allegedly smuggling greater than 200 dogs sure for a slaughterhouse in Semarang, Central Java, elevating calls from animal rights activists for a nationwide ban of canine meat consumption.
Last Saturday, Semarang Police personnel intercepted a truck crammed with dogs that had their legs shackled and mouths sure. At least 12 of them had been discovered useless from poor well being or asphyxiation, and eight suffered from extreme accidents.
Five individuals within the car, specifically Donal Harianto, 43, Sulasno, 48, Ariyoto, 49, Wagimin, 62 and Ervan Yulianto, 29, had been instantly arrested. The police later named them suspects within the case.
“They were sending the dogs to Sragen as requested by DH [Donal], the dog collector, who would send the animals to a slaughterhouse and later distribute the meat to several cities,” Semarang Police Chief Sr. Comr. Irwan Anwar stated throughout a press briefing on Monday.
Sragen is a regency in Central Java, positioned round 30 kilometers from Surakarta, one other giant metropolis within the province, the place a number of eateries serve canine meat for human consumption.
According to a report issued in 2020 by NGO Dog Meat Free Indonesia (DMFI), practically 14,000 dogs are slaughtered yearly for consumption within the metropolis.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning.
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