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ENA Meatpacking in Paterson: Inside nation's biggest halal slaughterhouse

Chris Pedota
NorthJersey
Ediby Kucukkarca, CEO of the ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ, walks through a refrigerated room with goats and cows ready to be shipped to area stores and restaurants. ENA is one of the largest halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Early July is a hectic time for the family-owned business, as it prepares for Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one the major Muslim holidays.
Ediby Kucukkarca, CEO of the ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ, walks through a refrigerated room with goats and cows ready to be shipped to area stores and restaurants. ENA is one of the largest halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Early July is a hectic time for the family-owned business, as it prepares for Eid al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one the major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Sheep wait to be loaded onto a truck after were slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Sheep wait to be loaded onto a truck after were slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Hides from sheep that were slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Hides from sheep that were slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Goats shipped from the company's Texas ranch in the holding section of the plant before they are to be slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. Goats shipped from the company's Texas ranch in the holding section of the plant before they are to be slaughtered. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network
Ediby Kucukkarca if the CEO of the ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. He is in the retail store next door to the plant. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Ediby Kucukkarca if the CEO of the ENA Meatpacking facility in Paterson, NJ is one of the largest Halal slaughterhouses in the United States. He is in the retail store next door to the plant. ENA is a family run business that slaughters and prepares goats, lambs cattle and chickens as it will serve the Muslim community for Eid al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of two major Muslim holidays.
Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com-USA Today Network