Finally ... A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended its brutal dog and cat meat trade, campaigners say

Dogs are seen inside a cage from a slaughter house in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Friday, July 21, 2023. Authorities on Friday announced the end of the "brutally cruel" dog and cat meat slaughter at a notorious animal market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities. - AP

TOMOHON, Indonesia (AP): Authorities on Friday announced the end of the "brutally cruel” dog and cat meat slaughter at a notorious animal market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities.

The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International, or HSI. Images of dogs and cats being bludgeoned and blow-torched while still alive had sparked outrage.