Ινδονησία - μάχες μέχρι θανάτου μεταξύ σκύλων και αγριογούρουνων

17 Νοεμβρίου, 2017
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Αν και οι ακτιβιστές των δικαιωμάτων των ζώων μπορούν να διαμαρτυρηθούν, οι αγώνες μεταξύ άγριων σκύλων και θανατηφόρων αγριόχοιρων συνεχίζουν να τραβούν χαρούμενους θεατές στην αγροτική Ινδονησία .

Συγκεντρώθηκαν γύρω από μια αρένα με μπαμπού, οι χωρικοί σε αυτό το απομακρυσμένο τμήμα της Ιάβας είναι πρόθυμοι να παρακολουθήσουν τους διαγωνισμούς για τη συσσώρευση αίματος, γνωστούς τοπικά ως «adu bagong» - αγώνες αγριόχοιρων.

Οι συμμετέχοντες λένε ότι οι αγώνες ήταν ένας τρόπος για να διατηρηθεί μια παράδοση κυνηγιού στην περιοχή.

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 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 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 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' 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 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 Gladiators: Villagers look down as two of the animals engage in a vicious fight inside the West Javan arena Pictured: Dog breeder Agus Badud washes one of his dogs at his house in West Java, Indonesia. Behind him is another of his dogs 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 Fun for all the family: Dog breeder Agus Badud's daughter carries one of the dogs to wash him at their house 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 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