Chairman of Dog Friends Surakarta Fredy Irawan-institute launches the data, calling the dog meat was made a meal at 136 stalls in Solo.
Not only that, Fredy believes these practices are done cruelly. Because, often the dog is not cut, but strangled or drowned to death.
"This is torture, because customers are convinced that dog meat is much better if dog blood does not flow when the animal is killed," said Fredy.
Before the news from Solo became public attention, the grand event of the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, North Korea has also been colored similar stir.
The National Geographic page proclaimed, before the Olympics, the South Korean government issued a ban to 12 restaurants in the city, not to serve the dog meat menu, during the Olympics.
No kidding, hoping the ban can be obeyed, the Government of South Korea also provides compensation money.
But what happens, almost all the restaurant does not stop its trading activities, let alone market demand is great.
Of course, the scene attracted criticism from the international community who came to Pyeongchang, both athletes and tourists who watched the Olympics.
Attention centered on the debate surrounding the practice of eating dog meat.
Legal
In this ginseng country, there is no legal consequence for those who trade or eat dog meat.
In fact, for most local people dog meat is still considered as a disgusting food like snake meat.
On the other hand, AFP news agency proclaimed, the number of South Koreans who keep dogs as pets also grew.
Thus, the tradition of eating dog meat also faded, especially among the younger generation.
Existing data estimate, there are two million dogs killed each year, to be made a meal.
The figure was released by the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington DC, United States.
While The Humane Society International estimates there are 30 million dogs killed every year in the world, to be food.
In some parts of East Asia, eating dog meat has been prevalent for centuries.
Taiwan
Taiwan is the first Asian country to issue a ban on buying and eating dog meat (-and also cats).
The country inaugurated the ban on the slaughter of dogs and cats for food since 1998.
Nevertheless, transactions on the black market continue to occur in the country.
Only in April 2017, Taiwan re-issued the regulations included with a heavier fines penalty, reaching more than 8,500 US dollars or Rp 116 million.
This country also set a penalty of up to two years in prison for those who proved to torture, or kill dogs and cats.
The threat of a fine for this case is also very large, reaching the figure of 65,000 US dollars or about Rp 880 million.
Nevertheless, globally the practice of eating dog meat is still in the "gray" area.
In fact, in a country that has banned the consumption of dog meat, the practice continues to occur and proceeds without clear law enforcement.
"Although not always legal, countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines are letting the practice - some just in time for festivals."
Similarly told Jill Robinson, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation as quoted from the National Geographic page.
Nevertheless, there are also signs that the vile practices are declining and unpopular.
One of them in China. A poll in 2016 estimates there are 70 percent of people in the country who have never tasted dog meat.
Meanwhile, polls in South Korea show the majority of people sometimes eat dog meat.
Young people in South Korea say they are mostly forced to eat dog meat, because of the family's urges from the older generation.
Disease
While the issue of animal torture becomes irrefutable in this case, there is also concern about the threat of disease for dog meat eaters.
1. Rabies
One of the greatest dangers of dog meat is the spread of rabies to humans.
Quoted from the page onegreenplanet.org mentioned, in the Philippines, about 10,000 dogs and 300 people die of rabies every year.
Despite efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) to address the spread of the virus, the results remain unequal.
The dog vaccination policy is enormous, not worth the pace of trafficking across international borders. This condition makes rabies prevention efforts become increasingly difficult.
An old data in 2008 says, 20 percent of dogs in slaughterhouses in Hoai Duc, Vietnam are infected with rabies.
This is clearly a major concern when such dangerous and deadly diseases can spread easily.
2. Other Illnesses
There are a number of other diseases and infections associated with dog meat that can endanger human health.
The Philippine National Meat Inspection Commission once admitted to not checking the marketed dog meat. The same thing happens in other countries, like China.
In fact, there is the possibility of parasitic infections in dog meat such as E. coli and salmonella, which can harm humans.
There are also dangerous bacterial infections such as anthrax, brucellosis, hepatitis, and leptospirosis that can spread through dog meat to humans.
Bacteria associated with cholera also spread easily through the meat. There is also the spread of trichinellosis, the zoonotic parasite that can be transmitted from dog meat.
Infected people may develop inflammation of the blood vessels, and severe muscle weakness. If left untreated, people with trichinellosis may die.
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