Slaughter of Sacrificial Animals Socialized

South Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency socializing the procedures for slaughtering sacrificial animals that are halal, tayib, and environmentally friendly.

anticipatory measure against a number of animal diseases

This hybrid activity was attended by 200 participants from the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI), the sacrificial animal committee, the community, and animal health and meat inspection officers.

Head of the Sub-agency, Ridho Sosro said the socialization aims to provide guidelines to the sacrificial committee so that the slaughtering is carried out in accordance with Islamic law and meets health standards.

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"The target of this activity is the parties who will be involved in carrying out the slaughtering of sacrificial animals, such as DMI, the sacrificial committee, the community, and animal health and sacrificial meat inspection officers," he said, Friday (4/22).

Socialization also aims to reduce the risk of spreading zoonotic diseases or diseases that can be transmitted from animals to humans.

"This activity is an anticipatory measure against a number of animal diseases that are currently on the rise, such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), and anthrax," he added.

During the activity, the Sub-agency also handed over aid to the sacrificial committee in the form of 50 knives and 50 tarpaulin packages.

Meanwhile, Secretary of South Jakarta City Government, Mukhlisin affirming the commitment to ensure that the implementation of the slaughter of sacrificial animals meets technical requirements to guarantee the quality of sacrificial meat that meets the criteria of safe, healthy, wholesome, and halal (ASUH).

He reminded that sacrificial animal slaughterhouses must meet technical requirements and consider environmental aspects. This aligns with Gubernatorial Instruction No. 5 of 2026 about the Waste Sorting and Processing Movement at Source.

"Through this socialization, it is hoped that the sacrificial committee will understand the procedures for halal slaughter and the processing of sacrificial meat so that the meat received by the mustahik remains healthy, high quality, tayib, and does not produce a lot of waste from the packaging used," he stated.