Dubai: Dubai Municipality has warned residents against sacrificing animals at houses and in open spaces that can pose health and environmental risks.
Residents have also been warned against seeking the services of private butchers for the same.
Street butchers will face strict action if they are caught by the inspectors, said Khalifa Hareb, the director of the Asset Management Department of the municipality that manages the abattoirs and markets under the civic body.
“They will be fined if they are working with any private meat shops and if they are illegals, they will be referred to the labour and immigration departments as well,” he told Gulf News.
He said the municipality has made it mandatory for residents to slaughter animals at its abattoirs to make sure that the animals sacrificed are free of infectious diseases.
“You would not know if the animal has any disease without checking it. So, there is a health risk. There is also an environmental risk because we can’t make sure the waste after slaughtering animals at villas or other places is discarded properly. We make sure that only the animals that are fit will be slaughtered. Our veterinarians and inspectors are working during Eid.”
Ali Al Taher Al Hammadi, the head of the Abattoirs Section, said each and every animal slaughtered at the municipality’s abattoirs goes through medical examination and tests by veterinarians.
Generally, people resort to street butchers to avoid the long queues at abattoirs. To counter this, the municipality has opened a new slaughtering hall at Al Qusais abattoir and opened temporary abattoirs in Al Quoz, Al Khawaneej and Jebel Ali.
Order online
The municipality has also introduced a new online service to preorder the animals for sacrifice without queuing up at the abattoirs.
Online ordering can be done through Al Mawashi App of Dubai Abattoir. It will enable smart phone users to see and choose the animals for sacrificing and make online payment of the price and the fee for slaughtering and cutting.
Following the payment, the booked animal will be slaughtered at Dubai Abattoir and delivered to the customer through the temporary abattoirs in Al Khawaneej, Al Quoz, and Jebel Ali.
“After the slaughter, meat will be supplied to areas near the customers’ home. This will reduce the waiting time for customers at the abattoirs, especially for the elderly people,” the municipality said in a press release.
It will also reduce the risk of indiscriminate slaughtering and ensure that the sale of the sacrifice animals is disease-free and proper transport of fresh meat.
The animals will be slaughtered in the areas specified for them under the supervision of specialised technical staff and qualified veterinarians will examine the meat, which will also be transported safely.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, the Director General of Dubai Municipality, launched the official website of Emirates Livestock and Meat Trading Company (ELMCO), which has made Al Mawashi app available on the Apple Store. The app is available for Google Play and Android users as well.
“Right now, only Australian lamb can be ordered through this service. We have a plan to add the service for Indian, Pakistani and other popular varieties of animals also,” said Hareb.
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