Veterinarians seek action against unhealthy abattoirs, quackery

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has called on the Federal Government to take concrete steps to address poor state of abattoirs across the country. The National President of the NVMA, Dr. Moses Arokoyo made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the 2025 Annual Leadership Summit of the Association. He decried the poor and […]

The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has called on the Federal Government to take concrete steps to address poor state of abattoirs across the country.

The National President of the NVMA, Dr. Moses Arokoyo made the call on Thursday in Abuja at the 2025 Annual Leadership Summit of the Association.

He decried the poor and worsening conditions of many abattoirs across the country adding that it threatens the health of Nigerians.

“In strong terms for the safety of Nigerians, we must arise to condemn all unhealthy forms of protein production and slaughter at our abattoirs,” he said.

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He also expressed concern over growing activities of quacks in the profession noting that “quackery in all its shades and colours must be condemned, the ‘romance’ can simply not be allowed to continue.”

Dr Moses noted that quackery is also fuelling rising antimicrobial cases, which pose serious risk to public health.

“The annual death figure from anti-microbial resistance by 2025 has risen from 10 million annually to 39 million,” he stated.

He underscored the need for the members of the association to embark on awareness creation on the emerging zoonotic diseases in the country.

” We live in a world that has not just become a global village but has a dynamism of change that has become geometric; the rate of urbanisation has led to lots of interaction with and ‘disturbance’ of nature and not without its attendant consequences; emerging and re-emerging diseases is the order of the day as we have witnessed multiple outbreaks of zoonotic diseases in quick succession this year already.

“Our role in raising awareness on emerging zoonotic threats, promoting animal welfare, advancing scientific research and making known the effects of climate change can no longer be handled with levity, we must rise and sound the alarm, as we are the gatekeepers of public health and safety,” he warned.