Traditional funeral ceremony
Traditional funeral ceremony in Kampung Kiku Letena, near Waikabubak, Sumba island, Indonesia
The video speaks for itself. It occurred on the island of Sumba in Eastern Indonesia which has numerous other equally barbaric religious sacrifice traditions and events.
Religious animal sacrifice is not yet banned throughout Indonesia and many different religions and belief systems still exist where the participants believe that violence towards animals will make gods and spirits happy with them.
The animals are killed in a variety of cruel and brutal ways which include stabbing them to death, slowly slitting shallow cuts to the throat, beheading, being torn apart alive by frenzied mobs, having their throat slit and head slowly torn off, burning alive, suffocation, live skinning, and removal of hearts whilst fully conscious. Body parts such as limbs are often also removed whilst the animals are still alive and fully conscious. They are normally beaten and roughly handled by impatient “priests” and bound in painful ways before the actual sacrifice.
Transport to the sacrifice is also horrendous and can involve tying and suspending large animals such as bovines by their feet from the roof of vehicles. Many animals are injured or die during the transport. Despite this outrageous abuse and blatant cruelty the Indonesian government subsidises and funds many of the sacrifices and events.
Children are taken to these events and subjected to terrifying scenes of violence and abuse.They are visibly frightened and traumatised by what they see. Being exposed to such violence at such a young age can cause mental instability and pathological conditions and disorders.
Animal sacrifice is abhorrent, barbaric, pointless and cruel and we call on the government of Indonesia to ban all animal sacrifice, of all species of animal and involving all religious beliefs and traditions.
It is 2011 and there is no place in the modern world for such vicious and mindless cruelty.
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Please write to the contact addresses below and let them know what you think about such barbaric traditions which have no place in the 21st century!
Facebook page for the British embassy in Indonesia:
http://www.facebook.com/BritishEmbassyJakarta
Indonesian Embassy in Australia
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
8 Darwin Avenue,
Yarralumla Canberra,
ACT 2600. Australia
email: [email protected]
Indonesian Embassy UK
38 Grosvenor Square
London W1K 2HW
Tel. (020) 7499 7661
Fax. (020)7491 4993
email: [email protected]
Contact form for Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, USA
http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/contactform/contact-form.php
Embassy of Indonesia
2020 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Phone (202) 775 - 5200; Fax. (202) 775 - 536
American Embassy in Indonesia
Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 3 - 5
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Telephone: (62)(21) 3435-9000
Fax: (62)(21) 386-2259
Directorate General of National Agency for Export Development
Ministry of Trade, Main Building
Jl. M. I. Ridwan Rais No. 5
3rd, 4th, 13th, 14th Floor
Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia
Tel: (62-21) 3858-171; Fax: (62-21) 2352-8662
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.nafed.go.id
Contact: Ms. Hesti Indah Kresnarini, Director General
Directorate General for International Trade Cooperation
Ministry of Trade
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5, Main Building, 8th Floor
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Tel: (62-21) 2352-8600, 385-8171 ext. 36900; Fax: (62-21) 2352-8610
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.depdag.go.id
Contact: Mr. Gusmardi Bustami, S.H., Director General
Public Affairs Section (PAS)
Mr. Don Q. Washington, Public Affairs Counselor
Tel: (62-21) 3435-9000 (ext. 9500); Fax: (62-21) 381-0243
Informational Resource Center (IRC)
Ms. Oktaviane Anita Sinaga
Tel: (62-21) 350-8467; Fax: (62-21) 350-8466
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Consulate General – Surabaya
Ms. Kristen Bauer, Consul General
American Consulate General
Jl. Raya Dr. Sutomo No. 33
Surabaya 60264, Indonesia
Tel: (62-31) 295-6400; Fax: (62-31) 567-4492
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://surabaya.usconsulate.gov/
American Presence Post, Medan, North Sumatra
Mr. Anthony Wood, Principal Officer
Uni Plaza Building 4th Floor, West Tower
Jl. Let. Jend. MT. Haryono A-1
Medan 20231, Indonesia
Tel: (62-61) 451-9000; Fax: (62-61) 455-9033
E-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Consular Agency, Denpasar, Bali
Mr. Joseph Curtin, Consular Agent
Jl. Hayam Wuruk 188, Denpasar, Bali 80235, Indonesia
Tel: (62-361) 233-605; Fax: (62-361) 222-426
E-mail: [email protected]
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Lehrter Str. 16-17
10557 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Phone : (030) 478 07 0
Fax :(030) 447 37 142
Facebook page for the British embassy in Indonesia:
http://www.facebook.com/BritishEmbassyJakarta
Indonesian Embassy in Australia
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
8 Darwin Avenue,
Yarralumla Canberra,
ACT 2600. Australia
email: [email protected]
Indonesian Embassy UK
38 Grosvenor Square
London W1K 2HW
Tel. (020) 7499 7661
Fax. (020)7491 4993
email: [email protected]
Contact form for Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, USA
http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/contactform/contact-form.php
Embassy of Indonesia
2020 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Phone (202) 775 - 5200; Fax. (202) 775 - 536
American Embassy in Indonesia
Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 3 - 5
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Telephone: (62)(21) 3435-9000
Fax: (62)(21) 386-2259
Directorate General of National Agency for Export Development
Ministry of Trade, Main Building
Jl. M. I. Ridwan Rais No. 5
3rd, 4th, 13th, 14th Floor
Jakarta Pusat 10110, Indonesia
Tel: (62-21) 3858-171; Fax: (62-21) 2352-8662
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.nafed.go.id
Contact: Ms. Hesti Indah Kresnarini, Director General
Directorate General for International Trade Cooperation
Ministry of Trade
Jl. M.I. Ridwan Rais No. 5, Main Building, 8th Floor
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Tel: (62-21) 2352-8600, 385-8171 ext. 36900; Fax: (62-21) 2352-8610
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.depdag.go.id
Contact: Mr. Gusmardi Bustami, S.H., Director General
Public Affairs Section (PAS)
Mr. Don Q. Washington, Public Affairs Counselor
Tel: (62-21) 3435-9000 (ext. 9500); Fax: (62-21) 381-0243
Informational Resource Center (IRC)
Ms. Oktaviane Anita Sinaga
Tel: (62-21) 350-8467; Fax: (62-21) 350-8466
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Consulate General – Surabaya
Ms. Kristen Bauer, Consul General
American Consulate General
Jl. Raya Dr. Sutomo No. 33
Surabaya 60264, Indonesia
Tel: (62-31) 295-6400; Fax: (62-31) 567-4492
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://surabaya.usconsulate.gov/
American Presence Post, Medan, North Sumatra
Mr. Anthony Wood, Principal Officer
Uni Plaza Building 4th Floor, West Tower
Jl. Let. Jend. MT. Haryono A-1
Medan 20231, Indonesia
Tel: (62-61) 451-9000; Fax: (62-61) 455-9033
E-mail: [email protected]
U.S. Consular Agency, Denpasar, Bali
Mr. Joseph Curtin, Consular Agent
Jl. Hayam Wuruk 188, Denpasar, Bali 80235, Indonesia
Tel: (62-361) 233-605; Fax: (62-361) 222-426
E-mail: [email protected]
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Lehrter Str. 16-17
10557 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Phone : (030) 478 07 0
Fax :(030) 447 37 142