Lapo in Cengkareng Suspected of Selling Dog Meat, City Administration Tests Samples
A number of Lapo food stalls in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, are suspected of selling dog meat dishes. A joint task force from the West Jakarta City Administration has tested food samples from several of these stalls.
Bety Rohmawati, Head of the West Jakarta Food Security, Marine, and Agriculture Sub-agency (KPKP), stated that her team had first distributed questionnaires to four eateries in the area indicated to be selling menus containing meat from rabies-transmitting animals (HPR), including dogs.
“We targeted four eateries. Of those four, three admitted they do not sell the prohibited menu, namely dog. The remaining one admitted it has been doing so for three months,” Bety said, as reported by Antara on Thursday (18/6/2026).
Consequently, her team took a 250-gram sample of the meat dish sold at the stall located on Jalan Pangrango RT 11 RW 10, East Cengkareng, Cengkareng, to test its content.
“It was then taken to the laboratory of the Animal and Livestock Health Service Centre (Pusyankeswannak) of the DKI Jakarta Provincial KPKP Agency for testing,” Bety said.
She added that if the meat is proven to be dog, the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) will take action in accordance with applicable regulations.
Bety explained that the enforcement is a follow-up to the implementation of DKI Jakarta Governor Regulation (Pergub) Number 36 of 2025 concerning the prohibition of trade, slaughter, and consumption of meat from rabies-transmitting animals (HPR), including dog meat.
The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government prohibits the trade and consumption of rabies-transmitting animals through Governor Regulation Number 36 of 2025 as a firm measure to protect the public from the threat of rabies and to guarantee food safety.
This Governor Regulation has three main objectives: protecting residents from rabies transmission, ensuring food safety from potential biological hazards, and regulating the prohibition of trade in animals categorised as HPR. Animals prohibited from being sold include dogs, cats, monkeys, bats, civets, and other similar species.
One of the most crucial points in this new regulation is the total ban on trading HPR for food purposes, covering the sale of live animals as well as processed meat products, both raw and cooked. The regulation also prohibits the slaughter or killing of HPR for consumption.
Violators will face administrative sanctions, including written warnings, confiscation of HPR animals or products, forced closure of business premises, and revocation or suspension of business licences.
Beyond the trade aspect, the Governor Regulation also stipulates obligations for pet owners, ranging from animal registration, mandatory routine vaccination, and microchip installation, to reporting procedures in the event of an animal bite incident.