The Daily News reported on Thursday, the city's District Development Committee decided to memungsikan again one slaughterhouse was built in 1867.
A bill that prohibits the killing of animals has been submitted to parliament last year, but organizations, religious organizations opposed it on the grounds would create thousands of food industry employees will lose their jobs because of the law.
"(But) slaughter of livestock is one of the main reasons for declining agricultural productivity," state media reported it.
Correspondents say, nearly 90 percent of cattle slaughter carried out by a fake license obtained by bribery.
Therefore, the prohibition of killing animals instead will nourish livestock theft and giving false license to slaughter animals.
"In the Gampaha district alone about 300 head of cattle stolen every month," said a source.
Legalization of livestock protection system is among others to increase the national milk supply, as well as religious considerations and philosophy of life of people of Sri Lanka.
Daily News compares the situation of Sri Lanka with India which also prohibits the slaughter of livestock. Prohibition only made India's affluent citizens in meeting the needs milk.
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