Old-timer butchers displaced with operation of multi-million abattoir
More than 200 private butchers and helpers of meat vendors in all public markets lost the opportunity to earn a living in the slaughterhouse with the operation of the multi-million abattoir in Brgy. Tacas, Jaro.
Private butchers and helpers are displaced with the entry of casual employees who takes charge of butchering livestock brought to the abattoir. The city hired 20 casual employees to man the modern facilities inside the new slaughterhouse. The slaughterhouse had its soft opening Monday night and will go full swing with its operation Monday next week.
The casual employees have been trained and equipped with other health requirements to comply with the standards set by the National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC). The old timers failed to pass the test conducted by the NMIC.
The hiring of casual employees was confirmed by Mayor Jerry Treñas before he left for Morocco in North Africa Tuesday for the first Urbis Workshop from June 18 to 22 in Essasouira. Vice Mayor Jed Mabilog assumes as OIC mayor with the absence of Treñas.
Treñas also said the city government will ban the slaughtering of pigs and other livestock outside the newly-completed double A abattoir. The move will assure the safety of meat supply in the city.
The banning of meat products that are processed outside the slaughterhouse would guarantee the consuming public of safe and quality meats in the markets. The new slaughterhouse can accommodate 500 heads of hogs, 40 heads of cattle and 20 heads of carabao, said Treñas.