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TOMOHON, Indonesia: Authorities have announced the end of the 'brutally cruel' slaughter of dogs and cats for their meat at a notorious animal market on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities.
A notorious Indonesian animal market will no longer trade dog and cat meat after years of pressure from animal rights groups. Activists have described the treatment of animals as "brutally cruel."
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.
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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.