250 supervisors for Day of Sacrifice

250 supervisors for Day of Sacrifice

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration will send 200 university
students and 50 veterinarians to check the health of animals to
be slaughtered on the Islamic day of Sacrifice on April 18.

Sumitro, the head of the City's Animal Husbandry Agency, said
yesterday that the husbandry agency's officials would also be
involved in checking the animals.

"We want people to eat good quality meat," Sumitro said,
adding that the slaughtering of the animals should be done
correctly.

He said the city needed 60,000 goats and 3,400 cows and
buffaloes this year.

Goats cost between Rp 175,000 and Rp 350,000 each. The price
of buffaloes and cows is determined by their weight.

If a buffalo weighs 200 kilograms, it will cost 200 times
between Rp 4,8000 and Rp 5,000.

Those who want more information about the slaughtering
services should contact the Central Jakarta Animal Husbandry
Office (3440610), North Jakarta office (4301124), East Jakarta
office (8194019), and South Jakarta office (7206149). (sur/ste)