Indonesian police halt truck with over 200 dogs bound for slaughter

Indonesian police have intercepted a truck carrying more than 200 dogs shackled and bound for the slaughterhouse, authorities said, in the latest victory for activists who oppose eating dog meat. hristian Yosua Pale, activist from Animals Hope Shelter Indonesia: “I first received the information about this on December 23 when one of my social media followers gave me a tip-off about shipping of dogs from Cirebon to Semarang. I immediately went to chase them all the way to a distribution centre in Sragen.“ Irwan Anwar, Semarang police chief: “We have been investigating this for a month. And today we can foil an attempt to transport 226 dogs. We have detained five suspects and seized the truck used to transport the dogs.“ This is the official YouTube Channel of Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Eagle News Service. Visit and subscribe to Eagle News You Tube channel to view the latest video clips from EBC’s Eagle News Service from our programs to the reports of our reporters and correspondents from the Philippines and from our bureaus and correspondents abroad. #EagleNews Visit our news websites: , and . Visit and like our official Facebook page: Check out our official twitter account: