Deadly as well as disgusting? Dog meat targeted by activists in Indonesia
By Max Walden | 8th November 2017 | @maxwalden_
LAST year, more than 1 million dogs were killed across Indonesia – the world’s largest Muslim nation.
While Indonesian Muslims largely believe that dogs are haram or forbidden under Islam, these killings were not undertaken by religious fanatics but rather members of an unregulated trade in the animals’ meat.
Incredible numbers of dogs are rounded up annually from streets across the Southeast Asian nation – including many private pets – and slaughtered primarily in residential areas, according to animal rights organisations.
Read more at: https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/11/deadly-well-disgusting-dog-meat-targeted-activists-indonesia/#UMgpO2sF24UJdkQG.97
First, good for the activists to protest, they do it in South Korea too. Enough to address diplomatically? I've heard it played down in SK; but it still seems to remain a problem, despite their arguments.
