General News
19th June 2018: Raising Awareness in London
On the 19th June, Dog Meat Free Indonesia delivered a copy of the letter signed by over 90 Indonesian and global celebrities to the Indonesian Embassy in London, alongside Actor Peter Egan, the comedian Bill Bailey and his rescue dogs from Indonesia, and the very special Blue Staffy, to continue to raise vital awareness of – and opposition towards – the dog and cat meat trade.
Global and Indonesian Celebrities Join us in Our Calls for an End to Indonesia’s Dog and cat Meat Trade
More than 90 global and Indonesian celebrities – including Cameron Diaz, Simon Cowell, Ricky Gervais, Leona Lewis, Sophia Latjuba, Courteney Cox and Ellen DeGeneres – have signed onto the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition’s letter to the President of Indonesia, joining us in our calls for urgent action to be taken to end the cruel dog and cat meat trade.
Bobby was rescued from a market, this is his story
Bobby was rescued from a market during our investigations in North Sulawesi. It had been a long day and the market was getting ready to close for the day. As we were about to leave, we saw a dog sitting in a cage surrounded by blood in the slaughtering area of the market.
24th and 25th February 2018. Five cities, 2 days: Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Solo and Surabaya
The 24th and 25th February marked the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition’s days of action against the cruel dog and cat meat trades.
16th FEBRUARY: MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH: CITY OF TOMOHON PLEDGES COMMITMENT TO END CRUEL DOG AND CAT MEAT TRADE
Representatives from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition met with government representatives of the City of Tomohon – home to the notorious “Extreme Market” – to discuss the need for urgent action to be taken to end the slaughter of tens of thousands of dogs and cats each week.
“GO-FOOD" GOES DOG MEAT FREE!
“GO-FOOD” – the food delivery service of Indonesia’s biggest online delivery company, “GO-JEK” – has agreed to remove the sale and promotion of all dog meat products from their service nationwide!
Campaigners decry Governor Dondokambey’s “outrageous denial” of animal cruelty and human rabies threat
Governor Olly Dondokambey has been urged by campaigners from the Dog Meat Free-Indonesia Coalition to take more seriously national and international concerns about animal suffering and threats to human health from “traditional markets” in North Sulawesi such as “Tomohon Extreme Market” where thousands of dogs and cats are brutally killed for human consumption.
The Impact of Exposure to Violence on a Child’s Brain And Why this is a Grave Cause for Concern
An article by Mary Lou Randour, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Animal Cruelty Programs and Training, Animal Welfare Institute
North Sulawesi governor says dogs being bludgeoned and torched for their meat is ‘not cruel’
In response to the release of our investigations that exposed the abhorrent cruelty of North Sulawesi’s live animal markets, the Governor of the province – Olly Dondokambey – has responded with a statement.
Press Release: Sickening animal cruelty at Indonesia’s “extreme” markets where dogs and cats are bludgeoned and blow-torched alive – Government urged to tak
The Indonesian government is being urged to shut down the country’s brutally cruel live animal markets, where thousands of dogs and cats a week are bludgeoned in public, blow-torched whilst still alive, and butchered for eating. Local authorities and tour operators are also being called on to stop promoting the markets as “must see” activities for tourists.
TripAdvisor Removes Promotion of North Sulawesi’s Brutal Live Animal Markets Following DMFI’s Investigations
In December 2017, the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition conducted investigations into North Sulawesi’s brutal live animal markets.
Shaggydog encouraged fans to support our campaign
At a concert in Yogyakarta, our wonderful friends at “Shaggydog” encouraged fans to support our campaign to make Indonesia Dog Meat Free!
Uniting Voices in our Calls for a Dog Meat Free Indonesia
10th December, Surabaya: Our friends from animal protection groups in Surabaya (East Java) took to the streets to make their voices heard in joining our calls for a “Dog Meat Free Indonesia”!
Healing broken hearts, and bringing hope
“Lola” and “Ina” were captured by dog meat traders in Sukabumi (West Java, Indonesia) whilst we – the Dog Meat-Free Indonesia coalition – were conducting our nationwide investigations. There was a chance to save them… and that is one we always take…
Hero’s Story
The Dog Meat Free-Indonesia coalition spent many long and heartbreaking months investigating the inner-workings of the dog meat trade throughout Indonesia. On one particular day, we had the chance to save a dog who we named 'Hero'.
