Association Flays Slaughtering Cows On Sunday

The Rivers Butchers
and Meat Sellers Association, Trans Amadi, has warned its members against slaughtering cows on Sunday.
Chairman of the Association, Mr. Alade Afees, said that slaughtering cows on Sunday is environmentally unfriendly and unhealthy  as   veterinary doctors   and Environmental Health officers are   not available to supervise the slaughtering of cows, stressing that this situation makes the meat risky for  consumption.
According to him, the decision  to stop the slaughtering of cows on Sunday  was  taken by the association following the risk  associated with it, but noted that the situation would not result to scarcity of meat.
Afees commended the Meat Consumers Protection Advocacy  Centre for   joining the campaign  against the slaughtering of cows on Sunday, stressing that the development is in the interest of the society.
While urging  members  to comply with the directive, he said that the association would continue to take decisions that are in the interest of the public.
The chairman also warned members against being used by external  stressing that as butchers  they  must continue to remain neutral as far as partisan politics is concerned.