Abstract: An analytical study was conducted on food animals slaughter figures for Ebonyi State from 2000 to 2005 and results of analysis of the trends in volume and magnitude showed that, in terms of number, cattle was the highest slaughtered animal specie followed by goats, pigs and donkeys. The least were sheep and horses. The prevalence of foetal wastage among food animals slaughtered in the State between 2000 to 2005 revealed that a total number of 9,780 cattle (9.15%), 876 sheep (41.32%), 6170 goats (64.12%), 1183 donkeys (64.20%), 499 Horse (44.94%) and 1203 pigs (36.14%) slaughtered in the state were pregnant. This translates to a ratio of 1 in every 11 cows, 1 in every 2.5 ewes, 1 in every 1.5 does and donkeys, 1 in every 2.2. mares and 1 in every 2.7 sows. The slaughtering of pregnant animals was significantly (p< 0.05) high during the dry seasons of November through April and festival periods reflecting the high levels of female animals slaughtered during these periods. Though the trend in the number of pregnant animals were not consistent, there was no significant differences observed among the food animals across the years even when the figures ranged widely (51 to 87 for cattle, 13 to 49 for sheep, 250 to 600 for goats, 36 to 72 for donkeys, 8 to 18 for horse and 8 to 16 for pigs), respectively. Percentage foetal wastage among the goats and donkeys was constantly high across seasons and years. In view of the high level of foetal wastage among food animals in the state, policy efforts must concentrate on instituting routine veterinary checks at control posts and abattoirs. Above all, producers and middle men must be better informed about the seasonal breeding patterns of food animals in order to avoid disposing of them during the calving season.