Bloody deaths between dogs and wild pigs in Indonesia

Animal rights activists denounce the operation of fighting to death between wild dogs and in Indonesia.

The series of photos by Jefri Tarigan captures the sight of blood dogs flocking to wild boars in a mud and bamboo arena, surrounded by a crowd of more than 400 people in Cibiru, West Java, Indonesia, Story Trender on through the news. Named "adu bagong" according to local dialects, wars are held in remote villages to maintain the betting tradition and control the number of wild pigs.

Wild boar must fight evil dogs.(Photo: Caters).

Owners of dogs pay $ 15 to $ 146 to compete and the winner can win up to $ 2,100."Most wild pigs die after the battle. They have to suffer severe wounds from the dogs. Even after surviving a confrontation with a dog, they must fight another dog. If the boar The main purpose is to reduce the number of wild boar that destroy farms in the region, and the number of wild pigs is still very high and they can be aggressive to humans if they feel bad. threatening , " Tarigan said.

According to Tarigan, 8 wild pigs were killed and 20 injured dogs in the battle held in the arena 30 meters long and 15 meters wide. Animal rights activists are putting pressure on local authorities to end this activity.

The fight only ends when the dog or the wild boar dies.(Photo: Caters).

"This is torture for animals. The bloody battle usually ends with the death of a dog or a wild boar. Wild boar is a pest, but tortures them to force them to fight the evil dog. "Adu bagong" organizers are criminals, "said Marison Guciano, spokesman for the Indonesian Animal Rights Association.

"The West Java government has issued a ban on" adu bagong. "In some places, the arena is overthrown by the police, but the competition is still underway. We will continue to monitor" adu bagong ". "If we come across battles, we will tell the police , " Guciano said.