Los Angeles may soon establish a sister city relationship with Hanoi, with local leaders and advocates hoping the partnership could help spur an end to the dog and cat meat trade in the Vietnamese ...

Jakarta has outlawed the sale and consumption of dog, cat and bat meat, introducing one of Indonesia’s most sweeping measures yet to curb rabies and regulate its controversial meat trade. Governor ...

Authorities in Indonesia's capital are preparing to issue a new law to ban the consumption and trade of dog and cat meat to curb rabies and advance animal welfare. Jakarta governor Pramono Anung ...

Nationwide figures for dog and cat meat consumption are not available. - Rabies free - Jakarta has been officially rabies-free since 2004 -- one of 11 Indonesian provinces with that status -- and the ...

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 ...

Sitting at an empty Jakarta stall, Alfindo Hutagaol gobbled down some rice, green sambal and grilled dog meat -- a meal that is now banned in the Indonesian capital. The Muslim-majority archipelago is ...

The world has had its fair share of meat scandals from horse to cat, and now Jakarta’s new dog meat ban is the latest debate dividing animal rights activists and lovers of the dishes. Alfindo Hutagaol ...

Rescued stray dogs gathering at a dog shelter in Jakarta, some of which were saved from restaurants selling dog meat dishes - Copyright ${image.metadata.node.credit ...