RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) on Thursday seized 250kg carrion from a slaughterhouse in Adra and lodged a criminal case against its owner.

The goat meat was disposed of by the civic agency. The RCB said the illegal slaughterhouse was to supply the carrion to various restaurants.

After receiving reports, the food branch of the RCB raided the slaughterhouse.

During checking, a food inspector found that the meat was of dead animals. The meat was confiscated and later destroyed by burning along Leh Nullah, said RCB spokesman Qaiser Mehmood

Meanwhile, 12 challans were issued on Thursday against butchers who failed to cover meat while displaying on roadsides, he said.

To a question, the official said they were trying to take all butchers to Sihala slaughterhouse for slaughtering animals so people would get fresh and healthy meat. He said 300 animals were slaughtered at the slaughter house daily and the demand was more.

However, butchers claimed that they slaughtered 6,000 animals in the city on a daily basis. They said proper arrangements were not available at the Sihala slaughterhouse so they did not go there.

Meanwhile, teams from Punjab Food Authority (PFA) imposed a fine of Rs46,500 on two milk shops in the garrison city for selling substandard milk and failing to maintain cleanliness.

Published in Dawn, November 29th, 2019