Eid in Dagenham, East London: BACKYARD BUTCHERS Family filmed hacking up animal carcasses in their garden sparks hygiene probe by council

The Sun has picked this up after a concerned neighbour posted on a local community forum

A FAMILY filmed hacking up animal carcasses in their back yard are being investigated in a hygiene probe. Neighbours alerted environmental health officials after the raw meat was chopped up on a tarpaulin. 

It is not known if the family — celebrating Eid al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice — slaughtered the animals at home or were simply butchering them.

A woman living at the property confirmed yesterday they had been butchering for Eid but denied any wrongdoing.

Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, insisted the family had done nothing wrong in practising their religion.

Barking and Dagenham Council said it was investigating.