Preventing Disease, Trade Minister Zulhas Advises Residents To Take Sacrificial Animals At Slaughterhouses

Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan/ Photo: ANTARA

JAKARTA Anticipate the spread of mouth and nail disease (PMK) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan advised the public to slaughter sacrificial animals in slaughterhouses (RPH).

"Therefore, we urge people who want to sacrifice, please take them to the slaughterhouse. It is guaranteed to be good, clean because they are no longer allowed to cut open animals carelessly," said Zulkifli Hasanusai, reviewing the RPH in Bandung, West Java, Saturday.

The Trade Minister said the sacrificial animals that were slaughtered at the RPH would be examined by ante mortem and post mortem by officers to ensure the health of the animals.

Ante mortem is a health check before the object or animal of the sacrifice dies. Meanwhile, post mortem for health checks after the object is slaughtered or cut.

"So when it comes to taking the meat, it is checked again. The meat is good, healthy, feasible or not so it is guaranteed," said the Trade Minister.

According to Zulhas, the slaughter of sacrificial animals at RPH is more controlled and hygienic than doing so in residential areas.

In addition, the facilities at the RPH allow better waste management so as not to cause a odor that disturbs local residents.

"Because it is no longer allowed to cut open animals. In the past, at home, at the mosque, now it is no longer allowed. So that it is clean, hygienic and also does not interfere with the smell and so on," he said.

In addition, he also asked the public to check the barcode or QR code on each health sign necklace for sacrificial animals that have been examined by officers to ensure health before being cut.

"So it can be seen in the application, whether this cow is safe or not, there is complete data using barcodes," he said.