▁dog ▁meat ▁trade ▁is ▁scar ce , ▁various ▁w elf are ▁groups ▁estimate ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 ▁million ▁dogs ▁are ▁killed ▁every ▁year ▁to ▁be ▁e aten . ▁On ▁the ▁resort ▁island ▁of ▁B ali ▁alone , ▁between ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dogs ▁are ▁sla ugh tered ▁and ▁e aten ▁a ▁year , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁ling ering ▁concerns ▁about ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁ra b ies ▁following ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁there ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁ago , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁B ali ▁Animal ▁W elf are ▁Association . ▁Marc ▁Ch ing ▁of ▁the ▁Animal ▁Hope ▁and ▁Well ness ▁Foundation ▁claimed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁dogs ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁was ▁the ▁“ most ▁sad istic ” ▁out ▁of ▁anywhere ▁they ▁were ▁killed ▁for ▁their ▁meat . ▁R app ler ▁also ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁that ▁the ▁sla ugh ter ▁process ▁for ▁dogs ▁in ▁Tom oh on , ▁Sul aw esi ▁resulted ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁being ▁burn ed ▁alive . ▁ ▁The ▁consumption ▁of ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Min ah asa ▁culture ▁of ▁northern ▁Sul aw esi , ▁Mal u ku ▁culture , ▁Tor aja ▁culture , ▁various ▁eth nic ▁from ▁East ▁N usa ▁T eng g ara , ▁and ▁the ▁B ata ks ▁of ▁northern ▁Sum atra . ▁The ▁code ▁for ▁restaur ants ▁or ▁vend ors ▁s elling ▁dog ▁meat ▁is ▁" R W " ▁abbre viation