KUALA TERENGGANU: It was a gargantuan task for a group of abattoirs to slaughter a gigantic, one-tonne cow in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidiladha at a village near here. So unusual was the cow, which was more than thrice the size of a normal one, that the heavily-photographed 10.45am event went viral on social media, drawing gasps and sighs from many. The Charolais is a premium breed of the taurine beef cow from the Charolais region of Burgundy, in eastern France. Last Monday, a herd of seven cows was slaughtered during a similar sacrificial programme for 100 Muslim tourists from Singapore at the Teluk Ketapang Homestay. The idea was first mooted by Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman during the ‘Beautiful Terengganu’ promotion in Singapore on Aug 11-13.

Source: New Strait Times September 13, 2016 06:46 UTC