Pramono Officially Bans Jagulan And Sales Of Dog-Kucing Meat In Jakarta

Illustration. Semarang Polrestabes secured a truck carrying hundreds of dogs to Solo, Sunday, January 7, 2024. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung officially prohibits all slaughterhouse activities to the sale of rabies-contagious animal meat (HPR) such as dogs and cats in Jakarta. This is stipulated in Governor Regulation Number 36 of 2025 concerning the Control of Rabies Infectious Animals.

Pergub 36/2025 revised Pergub 199 of 2016, where in the old governor's regulation, the DKI Provincial Government has not banned the sale of rabies-contagious animals for feed.

Pramono revealed that the ban on selling dog meat to cats in Jakarta was made after receiving an audience from the Dog Meat Free Indonesia Coalition (DMFI) last October.

"When I received the fans of animals, at that time I promised to make the Governor's Regulation, I had signed Pergub Number 36 of 2025," Pramono said in his Instagram account, pramonoanung, Tuesday, November 25.

Pramono revealed that the ban had been in effect since this governor's regulation was issued, such as the promise he made one month earlier.

"Alhamdulillah, in a month, Governor Regulation Number 36 2025 regarding the prohibition of buying and selling and consuming rabies-contagious animal meat (HPR) can be applied. Hopefully this can protect and improve the health of Jakarta residents," he explained.

In Governor Regulation 36/2025, it is emphasized that it is necessary to prohibit the trade of rabies-contagious animals for food in order to provide food security guarantees from biological, physical and chemical contamination and the spread of zoonosis.

Pergub 36/2025 revises the clause in Article 27 in the previous governor's regulation. Where, in Article 27A this new governor's regulation it is emphasized that every person and/or business entity is prohibited from trading for food purposes, both HPR in the form of living animals and HPR products in the form of raw meat or processed food.

Then, Article 27B mandates that every person or business entity is prohibited from carrying out targeted activities or killing HPR for food purposes.

Previously, Pramono revealed, the legal umbrella underlying the ban on the sale and consumption of dog meat has also been mandated in Law Number 18 of 2012 concerning Food and Law Number 41 of 2014 concerning Animal Husbandry and Health.

"Those two laws are the reference, hopefully Jakarta will be an example for this," said Pramono.

On the one hand, Pramono will also encourage the DKI Jakarta DPRD to issue regional regulations to strengthen regulations related to the ban in Jakarta. "Hopefully we will also welcome the DKI Jakarta Provincial DPRD," he continued.

Based on a report by the DMFI Coalition, several dog slaughterhouses were scattered in Jakarta, some of which were in Cawang and Cibubur. Pramono confirmed that he would take action against the location after the governor's regulation was issued.

"Later, when the governor's regulation is finished, of course the apparatus is owned by the local government, including the Satpol PP who will be tasked with checking in the field," he said.