The Hindu 03.10.2013
Corporation officials seize chicken, meat
Coimbatore Corporation officials on Wednesday seized 60 kg chicken from a shop near Maruthamalai.
According
to sources, all shops dealing in meat, chicken, or pork were supposed
to down their shutters on account of Gandhi Jayanti.
The
officials based on the instructions of the city health officer carried
out the inspection in Appanaickenpalayam, Maruthamalai, Vadavalli,
Thudiyalur, Telugupalayam, Selvapuram, Ukkadam, Puliakulam,
Ramanathapuram, Peelamedu and Singanallur and found only a shop selling
chicken.
The sources said that the officials seized
the meat, took it to the Coimbatore Corporation Zoo, fed the animals and
destroyed the rest by pouring phenyl and burying the same at the Zoo
premises.
Show cause notice
In
Tirupur, the Corporation health officials on Wednesday issued show
cause notices to as many as 24 shop owners who were found selling meat
at Sandahipettai, Mangalam road, Iduvampalayam, near Old bus stand,
Avinashi road and Karuvampalayam.
City Health Officer R. Selvakumar told
The Hindu
that the procedures leading to cancellation of licences to these shops
would be initiated once they reply to the show cause notices within a
week.