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 Pramono Anung signed the prohibition into force on 24 November, with Jakarta officials later confirming that the ban is now active. The new regulation bars the sale of any rabies-transmitting animals for food – a category that includes dogs, cats, monkeys, bats, civets and similar species – and extends to all live animals, carcasses, and raw or processed products.
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