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Govt Vows Not To Licence Donkey Abbatoir, Says It's Unlawful To Slaughter Donkeys

5 years agoSun, 24 Jun 2018 07:34:52 GMT
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Govt Vows Not To Licence Donkey Abbatoir, Says It's Unlawful To Slaughter Donkeys

The Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services (DLVS) has reiterated that it will not license a donkey abattoir that was built in Bulawayo by Battlefront Investments at a cost of $150 000. The DLVS said that the slaughtering of donkeys is illegal in Zimbabwe.

Speaking at the Donkey Skin Trade Conference in Bulawayo, Deputy director of veterinary public health, Dr Jairrus Machakwa, said

…As of now, we cannot register the property for the purposes that you are applying for, hence the existence of the structure does not matter. The abattoir will remain there as his property but the function will not be undertaken because the reasons are outside law. At this juncture, we know there is no donkey abattoir that has been licensed or that can be licensed according to the existing legislation regardless of how smart the premises could be…What I can assure you is that there is no legislation of donkeys at this juncture and the power rests with our people, if our communities wake up and say we now want to eat donkey meat then the legislation will be changed to suit the need of the population.

More: The Sunday News

 

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