Is dog meat legal in Indonesia?
Banned
Dog meat consumption is banned in Indonesia due to religious restrictions, despite some local practices.
Indonesia is one of 16 countries classified “Banned” for dog meat — 41% of the 39 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Dog meat
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Malaysia
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is not illegal in Malaysia, though rare and occasionally reported in specific regions.
- Singapore
- Banned The sale of dog meat is banned in Singapore.
- Timor-Leste
- Legal / not prohibited Dog meat consumption is rare and not mainstream in Timor-Leste.
- Cambodia
- Slaughter/sale restricted A campaign began in 2020 to end dog meat consumption in Cambodia.
- Philippines
- Banned Dog meat slaughter and sale for human consumption is illegal since 2007.
- Thailand
- Slaughter/sale restricted Thailand's animal cruelty law restricts dog meat trade, though not fully banned.
Other laws in Indonesia
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Partial measures
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.