DOHA: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment has advised people to get their animals slaughtered only at abattoirs not at home to ensure the safety of meat as abattoirs have veterinary doctors to check animals.
Instead of buying meat from the market, many people prefer to buy sheep or goat and get it slaughtered to in order serve food made from fresh meat to their guests.
“A number of people during Eid days, in order to avoid waiting at abattoirs prefer to slaughter their sheep at homes ignoring the safety of meat,” said a source from the Ministry of Municipality and Environment.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment provides veterinarians at abattoirs who examine all sheep before and after slaughter and sheep or meat unfit for consumption is removed.
“Slaughtering at homes in addition to causing health problems, also create many other problems like spreading of unpleasant odors when they throw the remains outside.” He added.
All the abattoirs are ready whether in Doha or at Al Rayan and the working hours will be suit all people. In the first day of Eid it will start early morning from 7am to 4 pm while other days will start from 7am to 2pm.
The abattoirs are equipped with all requirements and the veterinarians are increased at all these abattoirs to meet people needs.
On the first day of Eid, abattoirs are expected to receive thousands of slaughters and the price of slaughter of the sheep is QR16.
“I got a sheep slaughtered at the abattoir of Central Market at Abu Hmour on last Eid,” Samiullah Abdul Quddus, a Pakistani national told The Peninsula. He said that abattoir had implemented coupon system which helped reduce the waiting time.
“There was some crowd at the slaughterhouse but because of the proper system I receive my slaughtered animals within few hours,” said Abdul Quddus. He said that this year he also planned to get slaughtered an Australian sheep for him and his friends.
