Officers Find Illegal Sacrificial Cattle Shipments Destinations For Ngawi And Jombang

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JAKARTA - The Bangkalan Regency Livestock Service (Disnak), East Java found the delivery of cattle outside Madura Island which was not equipped with an Animal Health Certificate (SKKH) from the authorized institution.

"The shipment of cows outside Madura that we found was not procedural, it belonged to Sampang residents who were purchased at Blega Market, Bangkalan, and the cows were about to be sent to Ngawi and Jombang Regencies," said Head of Animal Health, Disnak Bangkalan Ali Makki, Antara, Saturday 15 June.

The findings began when Disnak Bangkalan inspected a number of motorized vehicles carrying livestock passing on the main road in the area.

"At that time, officers intercepted the vehicle and checked the certificate, but the cow owner could not show it," he said.

Disnak Bangkalan then coordinated with Disnak Sampang Regency regarding the findings and asked cattle traders to complete a certificate for their livestock.

"Because, according to the provisions, cows can be sent outside the area if they have an Animal Health Certificate," he said.

In addition to finding that the shipment of cattle outside Madura was not procedural, Disnak Bangkalan rejected the SKKH application by cattle traders in Bangkalan Regency.

He explained that the refusal was because the owner of the cow did not want to bring the cow to the officer and only submitted an online application through the national animal health information system application.

"And according to the provisions, in addition to submitting applications online, the cows must also be brought or shown to the officers," he said.

Officers issued a certificate, based on a number of facts, including the cow has been vaccinated and an eartag or identification has been installed based on the results of the animal health examination carried out by previous officers.

According to the Bangkalan Disnak data, the number of SKKH applicants who had to be rejected was 16 people, all Bangkalan residents.

As of Friday, June 14, 12,029 livestock were sent outside the area, consisting of cows and goats, with the aim of a number of districts/cities in East Java, Central Java, Jakarta, and Kalimantan.