Foreign workers eating dog meat

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Regarding this--

 

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/25/nation/21646007 & sec=nation

 

[EXCERPT]

 

>Fellow Indonesian worker Marcel Jeheta, 30, said the large number of stray

>dogs in Klang provided ample supply of meat.

>

>Jeheta, who comes from Flores Island, said dog meat was a popular

>source of protein back home.

>

> " Dog meat is widely eaten in Flores Island and we continue the

>practice in Malaysia, " he said.

 

 

It is worth noting that Flores Island has been the major

canine rabies reservoir in Indonesia for decades.

 

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