KATHMANDU, October 1: In a bid to contain the supply of unhealthy and hygienic meat to the capital for the upcoming Dashain festival, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has decided to deploy five teams of veterinary experts at main entry points.
Traders could supply the livestock to the capital only after the teams vet and clear them, officials at metropolis´ health department said.
Vet doctors will give green label to the healthy animals and red to the unhealthy ones, said Dr Baburam Gautam, Chief of the department.
The sick or suspicious animals will then be quarantined for 24 hours. [brealk]
"Quarantined animals will be sent back if their health does not improve within 24 hours," said Narendra Bajracharya, another official at Department.
The officials added that they will strictly prohibit sale and slaughter of sick animals.
They said that the metropolis will also deploy veterinary teams at the livestock markets at Tukuchha, Dillibazar and Koteshwor apart from the major entry points at Nagarjune and Kalanki areas for a week from October 6.
He said that the office will take stern legal action against the traders if they are caught supplying dead animals to or within the metropolis.
The metropolis has also launched raids against traders involved in the supply of unhealthy animals and meat products.
Recently, it had carried out a mid night raid following a tip off that a group of meat traders were supplying carcass to the capital. It had seized some dead fowls and goats following the raid.
"We have already taken legal action against such traders," Bajracharya said, adding that the metropolis will hand over the culprits to the police as it lacked law to penalize them.
The KMC also handed over the carcasses to the District Administration Office, which in turn handed it over to the District Veterinary Office for postmortem.
The metropolis has also been inspecting the meat markets twice a week in the run up to the festive season.
Published on 2013-10-04 03:24:06
Source: Republica news
Traders could supply the livestock to the capital only after the teams vet and clear them, officials at metropolis´ health department said.
Vet doctors will give green label to the healthy animals and red to the unhealthy ones, said Dr Baburam Gautam, Chief of the department.
The sick or suspicious animals will then be quarantined for 24 hours. [brealk]
"Quarantined animals will be sent back if their health does not improve within 24 hours," said Narendra Bajracharya, another official at Department.
The officials added that they will strictly prohibit sale and slaughter of sick animals.
They said that the metropolis will also deploy veterinary teams at the livestock markets at Tukuchha, Dillibazar and Koteshwor apart from the major entry points at Nagarjune and Kalanki areas for a week from October 6.
He said that the office will take stern legal action against the traders if they are caught supplying dead animals to or within the metropolis.
The metropolis has also launched raids against traders involved in the supply of unhealthy animals and meat products.
Recently, it had carried out a mid night raid following a tip off that a group of meat traders were supplying carcass to the capital. It had seized some dead fowls and goats following the raid.
"We have already taken legal action against such traders," Bajracharya said, adding that the metropolis will hand over the culprits to the police as it lacked law to penalize them.
The KMC also handed over the carcasses to the District Administration Office, which in turn handed it over to the District Veterinary Office for postmortem.
The metropolis has also been inspecting the meat markets twice a week in the run up to the festive season.
Published on 2013-10-04 03:24:06
Source: Republica news
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