A COMBINED team of Petauke Council officials and state police yesterday swung into action and burnt carcasses of cattle weighing over 1570 Kilograms suspected to have been smuggled from neighboring Mozambique.
The destroying of the meat was as a result of lack of proper documentation by the owner Edison Kabimba who lacked a health permit.
Petauke Council Health Inspector Robbie Kambwambwa said the move is meant to ensure that meat in transit does not transmit diseases to other animals.
Mr. Kambwambwa also stated that the cattle were slaughtered in an unclean conditions which can pose a health hazard to consumers of the meat.
He noted that cattle must be slaughtered in an abattoir and not elsewhere for health reasons.
And Petauke district Veterinary Officer Dr. Chrisborn Mubambe suspected illegal dealings in the acquisition of the cattle because the owner was trying to evade the council in the process.
Dr. Mubambe said even the transport used by the owner, Kabimba to transport the meat was not recommended as it exposed the meat to infections which can affect the health of the public.
Mr Kabimba said he saw nothing wrong in the whole process because he and his friends have been conducting cattle business in the district for a long time now.
He said there was nothing illegal in his possession of the carcasses adding that he exchanged the nine heads of cattle with a harmer mill worthy K21 million with a farmer in Chief Mumbi’s area.
ZANIS
lol… meat had to be burnt, if buried it would have been dug out over the night and sold as OSAMWINA “nyama choma. aka muchomo, mi chopo,,, outside the tarvens and ma shabeens….hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Chris-B, good job!
But Nga ma bena china teti mu chite destroy that meat not ukunaula kupimafye ngashilibwino mwashitisha you raise money!!! think ata……