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The challenges posed by poor abattoir waste management on public food safety and quality of life in Nigeria hasbecome a source of concern in recent times. The numerous wastes produced by abattoir operation not only pose asignificant challenge to effective environmental management but also are associated with decreased air quality ofthe environment, potential transferable antimicrobial resistance patterns, and several infectious agents that can bepathogenic to human. Studies have also shown that poor abattoir waste disposal are responsible for the pollution ofsurface and underground waters as well as air quality which indirectly affect the health of residents living withinthe vicinity of abattoirs. Thus, this paper examined the challenges of poor abattoir waste management. Itmaintained that despite the availability of legislative framework on animal slaughter in the country, issues such asslaughtering animals on untidy floors, absence of stunning and ripening operations, inadequate slaughteringfacilities, lack of sewage disposal systems, as well as inadequate clean water supply often characterize meathandling procedures in most abattoirs. The paper concluded that managing of abattoirs and slaughterhousesshould be left entirely in the care of Local governments and private entrepreneurs nationwide, as this is in linewith the Federal government of Nigeria’s current position about the operations of public utilities. It furtherrecommended among others, the need for the provision of waste disposal system such as incinerators aroundslaughter houses