Indonesia’s dog meat business booms despite welfare concerns

Lau Dimbo Simalem restaurant in Medan is one of numerous dog meat restaurants across North Sumatra [Courtesy of Aisyah Llewellyn]

Medan, Indonesia – For civil servant Silas Sihombing, the reasons for eating dog meat could not be much simpler.

“Today I’m eating dog because I’m hungry,” Sihombing told Al Jazeera in between mouthfuls of grilled dog meat at Lau Dimbo Simalem restaurant in Medan, North Sumatra.