Sick Animals Found Ahead of Festival of Sacrifice
Friday, 20 November, 2009 | 18:07 WIB

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: One week ahead of the festival of sacrifice or Eid al-Adha the agriculture, fisheries, and animal husbandry office in Cirebon municipality in West Java found foot and mouth disease on some of the animals prepared for the festival.

Based on inspection at stocks owned by different trader various part of the city the disease was identified on some goats. Head of the Animal Husbandry Office in Cirebon Priyogi Suharto said some of the animals suffered from orf.

His office recommended seasonal animal trader not to sell the sick animal but stappod short of banning sale for or seizing the sick animals.

The regional animal husbandry office said it will issue certification on healthy goat or cow for the sacrifice festival. Seasonal animal traders were common ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival all over Indonesia. Traders usually use any vacant lot on the sides of main roads for trading weeks before the festival arrives, which will due on November 27th this year.

IVANSYAH