A village in North Bali, which was disturbed by an allegation of zoophilia involving one of its residents, held a special meeting of traditional leaders to find a solution to an incident believed to have desecrated the community. The zoophilia, also known as zoosexuality and bestiality, is the practice of sex between humans and animals. A person who practices zoophilia is known as a zoophile. While sex with animals is not outlawed in some countries such as Finland, Denmark, Germany and Mexico, it is illegal under the animal abuse laws in most countries.
“He remembered entering a different world, where a beautiful girl approached him and seduced him into having sex with her. That’s how he recalled the incident,” Professor Luh Ketut Suryani disclosed when she was invited to the meeting, suggested that the cost should not be imposed on the offender and adding that the man considered killing himself out of shame after the incident. Suryani stated that she had interviewed the alleged culprit and concluded that the man suffered from acute depression due to economic problems.
In the special meeting, the leaders agreed to organize a purification ritual to cleanse the village from the negative aura brought about by the case. Such rituals usually cost somewhere between Rp 45-50 million. Generally, the cost is shouldered by the offender. The unfortunate cow, along with other sacrificial animals, will be drowned at the beach near the village in the ceremony. Animal rights should see this and do something about it. These people are insane killing a cow that doesnt know what is going on. “From a modern health perspective we must examine the possibility that the person who commits such an action may have mental problems,” Professor Suryani added.