Local slaughter of livestock is one the essential part of the livestock sector value chain. It provides employment and regular source of income for livestock farmers, dealers, transporters, slaughter facilities owners and workers, butchers and local food vendors. Veterinary meat inspectors in the region carry out ante mortem inspection before animals are allowed to be slaughtered by issuing a slaughter permit for apparently healthy animals. Postmortem meat inspection is crucial part of food safety measures and include all measures taken to prevent disease spread by detecting and destroying diseased meat and or contaminated meat and ensuring clean and sanitary handling and preparation of meat for public consumption. There are illegal slaughter points in various livestock and live bird markets across the region. Local food vendors, especially the chop bars and pork joints and in the capital city slaughter small ruminants without veterinary supervision, exposing the general public to the possibility of contracting some zoonotic diseases. Seventeen thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three (18,193) animals were slaughter and inspected by veterinary meat inspectors in the Greater Accra Region. Goats were the highest number (8,125) of animals slaughtered
