Over 800 Imported Chickens Seized and Incinerated in Manga Due to Unfit Consumption Status

Manga — More than 800 imported chickens deemed unfit for consumption were seized and incinerated on Friday in Manga. The operation was carried out by the mobile brigade of the regional environment department of the Center-South and was witnessed by administrative and paramilitary authorities, as well as agents of the regional directorate responsible for Animal Resources in the South Centre.

According to a new release by Burkina Information Agency, Animal and Fisheries Resources of the Center-South, the operation involved 67 boxes, each containing an average of 12 chickens, totaling more than 804 chickens.

The seizure was conducted by the mobile brigade of the Regional Directorate in charge of the Environment of the Center-South, said Tasséré Kaboré, the provincial director of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources of Zoundwéogo. The individual transporting these prohibited products towards Ouagadougou was intercepted along the Pô-Ouagadougou axis, noted the regional director in charge of the Environment of the Center-South, Aboudou Ouédraogo.

Ouédraogo further stated that in addition to its environmental missions, his brigade also supports other forces due to the complementarity between them. Any infractions found during checks are seized and handed over to the directorate in charge of animal resources for further procedure, he added.

The provincial director in charge of animal resources in Zoundwéogo, who did not disclose his name, stressed the significance of the issue, citing the Pô-Ouagadougou axis as a hotbed for trafficking in prohibited products. He cautioned that such products are not only of unknown origin but are also transported under improper conditions, thereby posing health risks and damaging local production and trade.

Tasséré Kaboré lauded the effective operation carried out by the mobile brigade of the regional directorate in charge of the Environment of the Center-South. He also urged the public to cooperate in stopping the trafficking of such products, which he described as “harmful to health and the economy.”