US EditionJakarta Bans Cat and Dog Meat to Curb Rabies Risk
The ban targets rabies-transmitting animals to reduce health risks, following 25 rabies deaths reported in early 2025, with enforcement starting after six months.
- Indonesia's capital Jakarta has banned the selling and consumption of dog, cat and bat meat to prevent rabies transmission.
- The regulation provides a six-month grace period before it is enforced and violators could face sanctions.
- While dogs are widely viewed as unclean in Muslim-majority Indonesia, their meat remains a delicacy among some groups.
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The new legislation also includes turtles, macaws and civets, a measure praised by animal defence organizations that see a precedent in it for other regions.
In the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat has been prohibited.
The Indonesian capital Jakarta will ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat in the future.
Jakarta bans cat and dog meat
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has banned the selling and consumption of dog, cat and bat meat to prevent rabies transmission, the city’s governor announced on Tuesday, in a win for animal rights advocates. “I have signed the regulation... which prohibits the sale of rabies-transmitting animals for food purposes,” Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said in a statement on
With us beloved pets, in Indonesia in many places a delicacy – at least so far. Jakarta follows other cities and forbids dog and cat meat. The reason? Animal welfare is not.
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