Indonesia works to ban trade of meat from pets, exotic animals


FILE PHOTO: Dogs are bound in sacks before their slaughter at Bambanglipuro village in Bantul, near the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is preparing a regulation to ban the trade of meat derived from pets and exotic animals, aiming to promote animal welfare and rein in disease, an official said on Tuesday, a decision cheered by animal rights campaigners.

People in some parts of the Southeast Asian nation are known to consume dog meat and the government faces pressure from animal rights groups to tackle the issue.

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