Indonesia’s notorious Tomohon animal market to stop selling dog and cat meat

A notorious animal market once touted as a tourist attraction will stop selling dog and cat meat after a celebrity-backed campaign. The Tomohon Extreme Market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has long sparked outrage, with pictures widely shared online showing the animals being bludgeoned and blow-torched while still alive. Their treatment was described by welfare groups as “brutally cruel” and “like walking through hell”. The backlash saw celebrities including Cameron Diaz, Simon Cowell, and Ricky Gervais sign a letter calling on Indonesian President Joko Widodo to ban the trade back in 2018. Image: Meat on a stall at the…