Controversial sport in West Sumatra uses dogs to hunt wild boars
For generations, people in West Sumatra have hunted wild boars -- often seen as pests that destroy crops. The activity has since evolved into a sport that attracts thousands of hunters and spectators from all over Indonesia. Dogs are unleashed to square-off with boars in a brutal fight to death. The controversial practice has also drastically reduced the swine population, putting a strain on food sources for the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger. Nivell Rayda reports.
For generations, people in West Sumatra have hunted wild boars -- often seen as pests that destroy crops. The activity has since evolved into a sport that attracts thousands of hunters and spectators from all over Indonesia. Dogs are unleashed to square-off with boars in a brutal fight to death. The controversial practice has also drastically reduced the swine population, putting a strain on food sources for the critically-endangered Sumatran tiger. Nivell Rayda reports.