Cartago’s Chinese cuisine restaurant was closed for sacrificing animals in the same establishment

The officials of the Ministry of Health Carthage They carried out a health inspection in a Chinese cuisine restaurant, located in the center of the city. According to the authorities, the control operation was generated due to the constant complaints of citizens, in the middle of the control operation, it was proven that the food offered in the restaurant was prepared in poor hygienic conditions.

In addition to this, animals such as goats, rabbits and chickens were found alive inside bags, which were going to be sacrificed on the spot, in violation of the sanitation measures. What most caught the attention of the authorities and officials of the Health Secretarywas to certify that there was in the kitchen of the establishment a goat inside a basket, its legs bound and dying.

In a video recorded by authorities, he was highlighted as a Chinese citizen, who appears to be the owner of the establishment, assured that she had bought the animals in the gallery (market place) and that they “are intended for human consumption”. “It’s a goatDon’t say it’s a dog. We just brought these animals from the gallery, the animals are not for Chinese food, they are for our consumption. We did not kill the goat, it is still alive”, commented the citizen.

In the same way, after inspecting the place, they found mousetraps everywhere. restaurant and bags that were used to repackage the meat. Regarding the conclusions of the authorities, a comparison has been applied officials and ordered the preventive closure of the Chinese restaurant.

Animal advocates and animal activists in the Valley rejected the preventive closure of the place, because during the inspection it was obvious animal abusethey also pointed out that the animals found had been slaughtered in the same restaurant, so, according to them, the establishment must face criminal acts and have a permanent closure. Additionally, they asked the Valley health authorities advance this type of action in other cities, particularly in Cali.

At the beginning of 2020, a Chinese cuisine restaurant was temporarily closed by the health authorities of the municipality of San Gil, the suspension was related to a complaint about the alleged sale of dog meat in said establishment, in response to the case, the owner of the premises spoke with The weather and assured that the matter was a misunderstanding.

According to Osuna, the photographs that circulated in the social networks where a skinless four-legged animal was seen in a kitchen matched the Chinese food restaurant she runs.

“The photos were there. The person was fixing two camuros purchased here at St. Gil in the market place. They were purchased for an event that required giving a typical dish from the region,” Osuna told the aforementioned media.

He camuro It is a quadrupedal animal similar to goat and sheepIn St. Gil it is common to find the species and for the population of the region it is common to consume it. A piece of the animal’s paw is believed to have remained from the aforementioned event, which was refrigerated in one of the restaurant’s refrigerators.

The argument that the authorities should carry out the temporary sealing This is because the owners of the establishment did not present documents on the origin of the meat they used on the premises; However, the administrator assured that the products were purchased from the market place Canton.

It is necessary to emphasize that the camuro It has similar characteristics to sheep and goats, but they have thick fur, which protects them from high temperatures. Unlike goat or lamb, the meat of this animal is less fatty, but due to its strange flavor, it can only be eaten roasted.