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I came across this absolutely disgusting photo on social media. It simply broke my heart to see there is so much inhumanity in this world. I want nothing more but peace and happiness for animals and I hope this cowardly person in the photo will get his fare share of justice.
The photo was taken in Indonesia, a country decimated when it comes to assuring animal welfare. The individual hung this harmless dog from a tree and asked a friend of his to snap some photos. The coward covers his face, not to be identified. He later uploaded the photo on Facebook, but took it down a few hours after, amid heavy criticism. Agry netizens ill-advisedly reported his Facebook account, so his social media profile was also deleted, alongside precious evidence. Just before deleting the photo, the out-of-control individual stated it was ‘a pleasure’ to destroy the dog and claimed he wants to see as many animals get hurt.
Indonesia is a place with extremely high rate of abuse towards
animals. A main explanation is due to the fact that there are no true animal
protection laws in the country. Police almost never take such cases seriously, so
investigations into matters such as presented in this petition are never even
launched. This gives perpetrators an open platform to abuse as many animals as
they can, knowing they will get away with it. There have been numerous cases
covered by the media in Indonesia, but despite massive condemnation and public
outrage, no justice has been served.
It is obvious that Indonesia is in desperate need for a full reform when it comes to animal welfare laws. The current system is deeply flawed and poses a threat to millions of innocent animals, whose lives are in danger because of some deranged people looked for fame, glory or simply to be entertained. We should also point out that dog meat is also quite a popular dish in the country - dog meat is still allowed, 100 per cent legal.
Please support animal welfare laws in Indonesia by signing and
sharing this petition today. Help ensure that lowlives like the one in the
photo will be handed mandatory jail and will be ordered to pay steep fines if
convicted of animal neglected charges. In addition, we request that this law
imposes a complete ban on the dog meat meat industry. This is the only way
perpetrators will be discouraged and animals will get the much-needed
protection.