DOGS SET ON TO PIGS; SPECTATORS; MEN AND DOGS ATTACK PIG; MEN CARRY PIG AWAY; ONLOOKERS.




Initials DHC/VS/JH/ES



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Background: THE SPANISH ENJOY A BULLFIGHT, THE AMERICANS LOVE A RODEO, BUT IN WEST JAVA, INDONESIA, PIG HUNTING IS THE POPULAR PASSION. THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA SET SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS TO WORK AGAINST WILD PIGS, AND IF ONLOOKERS HAPPEN TO BECOME INVOLVED, IT IS GENERALLY TO THEIR REGRET.

ALTHOUGH THE PIG-HUNTING IS STAGED IN SWAMPY, JUNGLE-LIKE AREAS, THERE IS STILL A CHARGE FOR "ADMISSION" -- THE PROCEEDS OF THE HUNT SHOWN IN THIS FILM WENT TOWARDS THE REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS OF THE RECENT WEST JAVA FLOODS.

THE PIG HUNT FOLLOWS A ROUTINE PATTERN. THE DOGS CHASE -- OR ARE CHASED -- BY THE PIG, AND FROM THEN ON IT IS A MATTER OF BRAVEST ANIMAL WINS. ONLOOKERS ARE EXPECTED TO ENCOURAGE THE DOGS.

EVENTUALLY THE PIG IS BEATEN BY WEIGHT OF NUMBERS AND SHEER FATIGUE. ORGANISERS AND ONLOOKERS CARRY OFF THE PIG TO ITS EVENTUAL DESTINATION, THE HOT PART OF A ROASTING OVEN.