Selangor To Have Three Chicken Abattoirs

SHAH ALAM, March 23 (Bernama) -- Selangor will open three abattoirs for chickens sold in the state in efforts to keep a check on the diseases affecting poultry, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.
He said the abattoirs in Hulu Selangor, Kuala Selangor and Sepang would be built by the Selangor Islamic Religous Council with the poultry slaughtered there conforming to the halal pre-requisites.
The abattoirs using the latest technology would be operational within two years with the waste from the abattoirs treated before discarded, he said at the press conference after attending the People's Problem Inventory (IMR) with the Menteri Besar at the Wisma Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) here, Thursday.
Dr Mohamad Khir said when the abattoirs are operational slaughtering poultry in markets would no longer be allowed.
Dr Khir said the move was similar to the centralised abattoir for pigs in Rawang implemented last year and all illegal pig slaughter house would be closed in stages.