Mauled to pieces by a pack of dogs in gambling death pits: Animal rights groups condemn Indonesia's boar fighting tradition where owners' canines kill wild animals for prize money
- Pictures show pitbulls mauling wild boars during death matches in Indonesia
- Known as 'adu bagong,' locals gamble on the fights held in remote villages
- But animal rights activities condemned the brutal practice, which locals say keep the boar population in check
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Animal rights groups have condemned Indonesia's boar fighting tradition which sees the wild animals mauled by dogs belonging to locals who gamble on the matches for prize money.
These gruesome pictures show blood-soaked dogs attacking boars in a muddy arena made of bamboo as a 400-strong crowd of people look on in Cibiru, West Java.
Known locally as 'adu bagong,' locals gamble on the fights that take place in remote villages to keep the boar population in check.
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Animal rights activists have condemned the horrific death matches between wild pitbulls and boars held in Indonesia
Gruesome pictures show blood-soaked dogs mauling boars in a muddy arena made of bamboo
Dog owners pay 200,000 to two million Indonesian rupiah (£11 - £105) to enter - and winners can scoop up cash prizes of up to £1,500.
'Most of the pigs died,' photographer Jefri Tarigan, 32, said.
'They are bound to be severely injured by the dogs, and even if they survive one dog, they will be pitted against another one.'
'If a pig loses, his flesh will be sold. The main purpose has been to reduce the numbers of wild boars damaging farms in the area.'
A 400-strong crowd of people look on at a fight that was held in Cibiru, West Java
Known locally as 'adu bagong,' locals gamble on the fights that take place in remote villages to keep the boar population in check
Dog owners pay 200,000 to two million Indonesian rupiah (£11 - £105) to enter - and winners cab scoop up cash prizes of up to £1,500
'Wild boar populations are still very high, and they can be very aggressive to humans if they feel threatened.'
Mr Tarigan said eight pigs were killed on the day he attended a fight and 20 dogs were injured, some of them severely.
But despite strong support from locals, animal right activists have been mounting pressure on the government to crackdown on the games.
Photographer Jefri Tarigan said he saw eight boars killed during fights he attended
Animal right activists have been mounting pressure on the government to crackdown on the games. Pictured, a dog is carried in a cage
Indonesia Animal Welfare Society spokesperson Marison Guciano, 35, said: 'This is animal torture. The bloody battle often either ends with the death of the dog or the wild boar,'
'Wild boars are pests, but torturing them in forcing them to fight dogs in this way is cruel. The people overseeing 'adu bagong' are criminals'
'The West Java government has issued a ban on 'adu bagong'. In some places, the arenas have been shut down by police, but some contests continue in secret.'
'We will continue to monitor 'adu bagong'. If we see this vile 'sport' occurring again, we will report it to the police.'
Indonesia Animal Welfare Society spokesperson Marison Guciano called the fights 'animal torture'
'Wild boars are pests, but torturing them in forcing them to fight dogs in this way is cruel,' he said
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