Demand For Sacrificial Animal Slaughter Floods, Bubulak RPH Adds Slaughterer

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya visited Bubulak RPH to check its readiness to slaughter sacrificial animals on Eid al-Adha 1422 H. (ANTARA/HO/Bogor City Government)

JAKARTA - The ban on slaughtering sacrificial animals in the red zone has made Slaughterhouses (RPH) flooded with orders. RPH Bubulak Bogor City on Eid al-Adha 1422 H in 2021, received a request for slaughter of up to 400 sacrificial animals. This number increased by about 267 percent from last year's request, which was only 150 sacrificial animals.

Head of the Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) of the Bogor City RPH, Didong Suherbi, in Bogor City, Tuesday, July 20, said the demand for sacrificial animal slaughter increased after a notification from the government to slaughter sacrificial animals at the RPH, in order to avoid crowds and prevent transmission of COVID -19.

According to Didong Suhebi, the demand for sacrificial animal slaughter has increased significantly compared to last year's Eid. "There is an increase of 267 percent," he said.

Didong explained, from about 400 sacrificial animals, cows and goats, the slaughter was carried out in stages over four days, from Tuesday to Friday, July 23, which is about 100 heads per day.

"We divide it into four days, namely Eid al-Adha and three tasyrik days, which is the time when it is permissible to cut the sacrificial animal," he said.

In UPTD RPH Bubulak, 55 people were also deployed to slaughter sacrificial animals, which were divided into 11 groups of butchers.

Previously, the Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, visited the Bubulak RPH, Thursday, July 15, to check the technical readiness of the RPH and the readiness of its officers ahead of Eid al-Adha 1442 H, on July 20, 2021, which is the time for slaughtering sacrificial animals.

According to Bima Arya, during the implementation of the current Emergency PPKM, there is no Eid prayer in congregation at the mosque. "Slaughtering of sacrificial animals is also regulated in such a way, it is recommended to the community that the slaughter is carried out at the RPH," he said.

Bima stated that the visit to the Bubulak RPH was to check the technical readiness of the RPH and the readiness of its officers, to determine the maximum capacity of the RPH to slaughter how many sacrificial animals per day. "Don't let it happen, residents who have distributed their sacrificial animals through RPH, but the RPH is not ready," he said.

Head of the Food and Agriculture Security Service (DKPP) of the Bogor City Government, Anas S. Rasmana, who at that time accompanied the Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, inspected the location of the Bubulak RPH, said that the maximum capacity of the Bubulak RPH could slaughter up to 200 cows in a day.

"Last year, about 150 sacrificial animals were slaughtered, this year the officers added," he said.

According to Anas, Bogor City DKPP has also prepared a team of veterinarians to conduct health checks on animals to be slaughtered at the Bubulak RPH. "There are six veterinarians that we have prepared. Only healthy animals can be slaughtered for sacrificial animals," he said.