India’s COVID-19 lockdown has severely hit the meat business in Mumbai, impacting thousands of people involved in the supply chain, from animal traders and slaughterhouse operators to butchers and sellers.
Almost all animal abattoirs in India practise, either officially or unofficially, halal slaughtering, and involve primarily Muslims.
In Mumbai, the slaughtering of buffalos and goats are officially allowed only at the government-run Deonar abattoir which has been shut since India first announced its three-week lockdown on March 24. This has now been extended to May 17.
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