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Dogs and boars fight to the death in brutal Indonesian sport *GRAPHIC CONTENT*

Discussion in 'Pit Bull News' started by Vicki, Oct 24, 2017.

  1. Vicki

    Vicki Administrator Staff Member

    **WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT**


    Dogs and boars fight to the death in brutal Indonesian sport that campaigners are calling to ban but locals say is part of their traditions

    Despite complaints from animal rights activists, the boar versus dog spectacles are still thriving in West Java
    They are held in a bamboo-walled arena as Indonesian villagers look on and cheer during the bloody contest
    Locals say it is a way to preserve the tradition of hunting - and there is a cash prize of up to £1,500 for winner
    But an activist in the area said it is a 'criminal act against animals' and must be stopped because it 'is not right'

    **WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT**

    By Iain Burns For Mailonline and Reuters
    Published: 04:19 EDT, 18 October 2017 | Updated: 06:24 EDT, 18 October 2017

    Though animal rights activists might protest, staged fights between ferocious dogs and deadly wild boars continue to draw delighted spectators in rural Indonesia.

    Gathered around a bamboo-walled arena, villagers in this remote part of Java are eager to watch the blood-curdling contests, known locally as 'adu bagong' - boar fighting.

    Participants say the fights were a way to preserve a tradition of hunting in the area.

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    Pig versus Pooch: If a boar survives a battle, once healed it will be returned to the arena to fight another day. If not, it will be butchered and sold for meat. Participants say the fights test the agility and hunting abilities of the dogs. And winning dogs can bring in a prize of up to £1,500. Pictured: A wild boar locked in mortal combat with a dog in the 50 ft by 100 ft muddy arena surrounded by bamboo

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    Tradition: Though animal rights activists might protest, staged fights between ferocious dogs and deadly wild boars continue to draw delighted spectators in rural Indonesia. Dog owners pay anywhere from 200,000 rupiah to 2 million rupiah (£11 to £111) to enter the fights, depending on the size of their dog. Pictured: A spectacular encounter between a dog and boar Cikawao village, Majalaya, which is in West Java

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    Knockout: A wild boar sends a dog flying backwards in the muddy arena. Dog breeder Agus Badud says the tradition gives people a source of income. 'I take part in this contest to increase the selling price and economic value of my dogs, and it would be useless for me as a breeder if I did not participate in a contest like this,' Badud said in his house, where he keeps 40 dogs


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    Tense: Gathered around a bamboo-walled arena, villagers in this remote part of Java are eager to watch the blood-curdling contests, known locally as 'adu bagong' - boar fighting

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    Gore: A dog-handler cleans blood from his dog after it bit a boar in a fight. Not surprisingly, animal rights activists are up in arms against the regular spectacle, which began in the 1960s when wild pig numbers in this area of West Java soared and they were hunted to protect crops

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    Rub-down: Agus Badud dries one of his dogs at his house in Cibiuk village. 'It is a criminal act against animals,' said Indonesian animal rights activist Marison Guciano. 'The government and NGOs should go to the field to stop this event and educate the people that dog fighting is not right'

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    Trophy: Hooves of a wild boar hang for dog training at Agus Badud's house. 'It used to be very simple, not like now when the dogs are trained,' said Nur Hadi, head of Hiparu, a group of hunting dog enthusiasts that takes part in the fights

    There's also a cash prize of up to $2,000 (£1,500) for the winning dog.

    Not surprisingly, animal rights activists are up in arms against the regular spectacle, which began in the 1960s when wild pig numbers in this area of West Java soared and they were hunted to protect crops.
    'It used to be very simple, not like now when the dogs are trained,' said Nur Hadi, head of Hiparu, a group of hunting dog enthusiasts that takes part in the fights.
    'From there it's been handed down and has even become part of tradition and culture,' Hadi added.

    He defends the practice against criticism from animal rights groups, who say it should be banned.

    'It is a criminal act against animals,' said Indonesian animal rights activist Marison Guciano.

    'The government and NGOs should go to the field to stop this event and educate the people that dog fighting is not right.'

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    Family affair: Dog breeder Agus Badud sits near the cage of his dog with his children and wife. The fights take place in a 50 ft by 100 ft arena surrounded by a bamboo fence to protect spectators, and only end when one of the animals is injured.

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    Gladiators: Villagers look down as two of the animals engage in a vicious fight inside the West Javan arena

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    Pictured: Dog breeder Agus Badud washes one of his dogs at his house in West Java, Indonesia. Behind him is another of his dogs

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    Preparing for battle: A dog-handler leans on a cage outside the arena. Animal rights activists say the blood sport should be stopped and the people who enjoy it educated

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    Fun for all the family: Dog breeder Agus Badud's daughter carries one of the dogs to wash him at their house

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    Clean: Agus Badud's wife and daughter wash the dogs at their house. Badud says the tradition gives local people a source of income as well as providing entertainment
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    Caged: The dogs are kept in small holdings before and after their performances. Staged fights between ferocious dogs and deadly wild boars continue to draw delighted spectators in rural Indonesia



    Caged: The dogs are kept in small holdings before and after their performances. Staged fights between ferocious dogs and deadly wild boars continue to draw delighted spectators in rural Indonesia


    The fights take place in a 50 ft by 100 ft arena surrounded by a bamboo fence to protect spectators, and only end when one of the animals is injured.

    Participants say the fights test the agility and hunting abilities of the dogs. If a boar survives a battle, once healed it will be returned to the arena to fight another day. If not, it will be butchered and sold for meat.

    Dog breeder Agus Badud says the tradition also gives people a source of income.

    'I take part in this contest to increase the selling price and economic value of my dogs, and it would be useless for me as a breeder if I did not participate in a contest like this,' Badud said in his house, where he keeps 40 dogs.

    Dog owners pay anywhere from 200,000 rupiah to 2 million rupiah (£11 to £111) to enter the fights, depending on the size of their dog.

    GRAPHIC VIDEO AT SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4991752/Villagers-cheer-dogs-fight-wild-boars-death.html
     
  2. wicked13

    wicked13 CH Dog

    Pigs gota become bacon someway
     
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  3. That bacon is gonna be tender af
     
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  4. Saiyagin

    Saiyagin Chihuahua

    Most people dont realize how formidable a big boar can be...that is why most boar hunters use more then one dog and use cut vest for protection.
     
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  5. I want to do it!
     
  6. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    If we had boar in PA I would spend 90% of my free time in the wood's with the dogs hunting them.
     
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  7. treezpitz

    treezpitz CH Dog Staff Member

    Come on down and bring a trailer. You'll go back with some to turn loose and then PA would have them.
     
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  8. SOULDOG

    SOULDOG TEMPLE OF THE DOGS

  9. SOULDOG

    SOULDOG TEMPLE OF THE DOGS

  10. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    We only have them on private hunting land/groups. There is no feral boars running wild in PA woods as of yet, ones that are running loose were illegally released but there is still no actual large standing groups of hogs in this state yet. I've been all over the Northwestern woods here for 3 decades and never have I ever seen one or even signs of them in the woods. No real population of feral hogs in the pa woods currently. If they are here, they are owned and maintained by private hunting groups and people who advertise guided hunts like the site you posted. I know of a few places on the eastern side of the state that have these types of hunting ranches. They are just way to far for me being on the western side of the state.
     
  11. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    In time, they will be normal resident's here just like any of the other lower 48 states. Today though, the only chance of bagging one is sheer luck on the eastern side of the state or paying to hunt them on private, fenced land.
     
  12. c_note

    c_note CH Dog

    You could possibly make a good living hunting hogs for farmers, guided tours, and the like. They are a nuisance animal in the south that can be hunted yr round
     
  13. c_note

    c_note CH Dog

    Is that pumpkin in your avatar???
     
  14. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    Her daughter Harley.
     
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  15. c_note

    c_note CH Dog

    DAAAAAAMMMNN!!! That’s it! BOY, YOU REALLY CLONIN THEM DOGS! That Geach has some strooooong pull. It seems like you get his possible twin outta every litter wit hm in the mix. Strong resemblance and consistency. Keep that shit up brother! Good luck!
     
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  16. Saiyagin

    Saiyagin Chihuahua

    If not kept in check by human intervention, the wild hog population can cause detrimental ecological effects on the environment.
     
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  17. Saiyagin

    Saiyagin Chihuahua

    In that article besides entertainment that practice of pitting dogs against boars is to acquire the best dogs to keep the wild hog population in check....Those animal rights activist against this activity do not realize the devastation wild hogs can do on there ecological system if not kept in check because they cant see beyond there own emotional content. LOL
     
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  18. Vicki

    Vicki Administrator Staff Member

    AGK, I had some in my woods for the past two weeks. I haven't heard or seen them in a few days, so I'm hoping they moved along. They visit here twice a year, spring and fall, and they scare the shit out of me, lol.
     
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  19. AGK

    AGK Super duper pooper scooper Administrator

    Should set you up a feed plot, put up a tree stand, get a 30.06 and get you some bacon!

    I've always heard they are mean as rattlesnakes and do a lot of damage to the land uprooting everything. I'd shoot on site if I came across them. I doubt though I'll see a real population of them here in my lifetime. I went to a wild game dinner a few years ago that had like 26 different species of wild game, buffet style. There was BBQ pulled pork made out of boar. Was pretty good. Lol.
     
  20. c_note

    c_note CH Dog

    26 types of meat?!?! Anything NOT pork woulda been in ttrrrrooouuble
     

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