E. Jakarta KPKP Checked 2,091 Qurban Cattles
Reported by Nurito | Translated by
East Jakarta Food Tenacity, Maritime, Fishery and Agriculture Sub-agency (KPKP) has checked 2,091 cattle for Qurban at 22 locations.
The number will go up ahead of Eid ul Adha
East Jakarta Food Tenacity, Maritime, Fishery and Agriculture Sub-agency's Animal Husbandry and Health Section Head, Theresia Ellita, admitted her side deployed 25 personnel to be spread to 10 sub-districts. They checked cattle's health at each locations.
Acting Governor Releases 700 Qurban Animal Health Checkers"We've checked 2,091 animals from 22 locations up to now. The number will go up ahead of Eid ul Adha," she admitted, Tuesday (5/21).
According to her, inspections of sacrificial animals are still sporadic according to public reports. However, intensive inspections will only be carried out starting next week by deploying 45 personnel every day.
Her side will also continue to register and collect sacrificial animal shelter locations to be visited and inspected.
She continued that her side will prepare an animal health certificate (SKKH) if the animal being examined is in healthy condition. Apart from that, the sellers will also ask for SKKH from the area of origin of the sacrificial animal.
Meanwhile, East Jakarta Mayor, Muhammad Anwar, stated inspection of sacrificial animals must be carried out every day so that they are evenly distributed. His party also promised to go directly to the field to check the sacrificial animals.
"We have to make sure that cattle entering East Jakarta are in healthy condition," he stated.
Anwar appealed residents to report if there is a sick or suspicious sacrificial animal sold at the shelters.
"I also ask the traders not to use sidewalk, park, other public facilities for selling the cattle," he closed.
