PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Bandung City Food Security and Agriculture Agency (DKPP) has prepared comprehensive measures to ensure that the implementation of the sacrificial worship on Eid al-Adha 2026 runs safely, healthily, and in accordance with Islamic law.

The DKPP has formed an Ante Mortem Inspection Team for Sacrificial Animals in 2026 which will be on duty until D-1 of Eid al-Adha or May 26, 2026 and will be spread throughout the city of Bandung.

The team consisted of 125 internal DKPP officers, 22 students from the Veterinary Medicine Study Program at Padjadjaran University, 20 students from Telkom University, and 10 veterinarians from the Indonesian Veterinary Doctors Association (PDHI) West Java 1.

In addition, the DKPP has also prepared a total of 184 officers to carry out post-mortem examinations of sacrificial animals.

This supervision was strengthened by the issuance of Circular Letter of the Mayor of Bandung Number 069-DKPP/2026 dated April 14, 2026 concerning vigilance against animal diseases.

The circular regulates the procedures for importing and selling sacrificial animals, including the obligation to have an import recommendation from the DKPP accompanied by an Animal Health Certificate (SKKH) from the area of origin.

Locations where sacrificial animals are sold are also strictly regulated. Pens must meet animal welfare principles, be protected from heat and rain, be clean, and free from accumulated feces.

In addition, sales locations are not permitted to violate Regional Regulations on public order, security and community protection and must obtain approval from local regional authorities.

The sales location must also be at least 200 meters from residential areas, have sufficient land for the number of animals, provide a fence, waste management facilities, disinfection facilities, and an isolation area for sick animals.

Sacrificial animals that are bought and sold must also meet sharia, technical and administrative requirements, and be in good health and of sufficient age.

To strengthen the understanding of officers, the DKPP will hold a technical briefing on the inspection of sacrificial animals on May 4, 2026, and a farewell ceremony for the inspection team on May 11, 2026.

Meanwhile, officers have begun monitoring since April 13, 2026, by combing livestock locations, conducting inspections, and providing treatment if necessary to livestock newly entering Bandung City.

The DKPP also utilizes technology through the e-Selamat (Healthy, Worthy of Increasing Peace) application developed in collaboration with Telkom University's CAATIS Leading Study Program.

This application makes it easier for the public to obtain information regarding the health and suitability of sacrificial animals, starting from the results of ante-mortem examinations, sharia-compliant conditions, the animal's area of origin, and seller data.

The public can access this information by scanning the barcode attached to the healthy and fit sticker on the sacrificial animal.

Head of the Bandung City DKPP, Gin Gin Ginanjar, said that to support the service of slaughtering sacrificial animals, the Bandung City Government also opened slaughtering services at the Ciroyom Slaughterhouse (RPH) and Cirangrang RPH.

The service is open from Eid al-Adha until the end of the Tashrik days, namely May 27 to 31, 2026.

"The target recipients of the slaughtering service are individuals, agencies, institutions, bodies, and DKM domiciled in the Bandung City area so that they can produce good meat and receive ante mortem and post mortem inspections," said Gin Gin.

He ensured that services at both slaughterhouses would run smoothly because various technical requirements had been prepared, from electricity supply and equipment to the readiness of human resources such as veterinarians, paramedics, and other technical staff.

Slaughtering operations are carried out from 07.00 to 13.00 WIB with a capacity of 20 animals per hour or 120 animals per day at the Ciroyom slaughterhouse, and 15 animals per hour or 90 animals per day at the Cirangrang slaughterhouse.

Thus, the two slaughterhouses are able to serve the slaughter of up to 210 sacrificial animals every day.

(Bandung City Communications and Information Service/bhf)