Bloody spectacle - Indonesian villages pit wild boars against dogs


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Oct 2017

A dog and wild boar fight during a contest, known locally as 'adu bagong' (boar fighting), in Cikawao village of Majalaya, West Java province, Indonesia, September 24, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta

CIKAWAO, Indonesia (Reuters) - A gory fight to the death between snarling dogs and captured wild boars.

Gathered around a bamboo-walled arena, Indonesians in this remote part of Java island seem eager to watch the blood-curdling contests, known locally as 'adu bagong' (boar fighting). (Click http://reut.rs/2ynD5bl for a picture essay of these dog and boar fights)

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