Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Municipality fully prepared to cope up with the Eid rush
Published: Wed 29 Jun 2016, 5:24 PM
Last updated: Thu 30 Jun 2016, 10:11 AM
The three abattoirs in the Capital expect a 15 per cent rise in animals to be slaughtered during the Eid Al Fitr holidays.
The slaughterhouses run by the Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) are fully prepared to cope up with the Eid rush when demand for meat rise sharply.
Abu Dhabi Public Slaughterhouse, Baniyas Slaughterhouse, and Al Wathba Slaughterhouse provide world class slaughtering services.
Slaughterhouse timing
Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) has changed the service timing to receive the public from 6am up to 7pm at Al Mina as well as Al Shahama and Baniyas slaughterhouses.
The civic body has also increased the working hours of these slaughterhouses up to 9pm on Thursday and Friday, to facilitate rising number of customers.
Al Wathba Modern Slaughterhouse will start its services at 8am and close at 4pm during the Eid days.
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"There will be no increase in the fees of slaughtering services; which are Dh15 for goat and sheep, Dh40 per calve and young camels, and Dh60 per cow or camel. This includes slaughtering and chopping goats into four pieces and camels/cows into 6-8 pieces," said the municipality on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, since the start of Ramadan, the municipality slaughterhouses have processed more than 75,000 animals; marking an increase of 15.5 per cent over last year, and 30.2 per cent over 2014, showing the phenomenal growth in the consumption of meat.
In view of the anticipated increase in the number of animals to be slaughtered, the municipality has coordinated with traders to increase the number of butchers and workers at slaughterhouses besides placing all vets on duty during the holidays.
The municipality is taking medical and preventive measures such as subjecting all animals to pre- and post-slaughtering inspections in order to protect consumers from communicable diseases through meat.
This Ramadan the ADM has so far confiscated and destroyed 159 animals, which fall short of the health standards enforced in Abu Dhabi.
The municipality has provided more facilities to ensure the delivery of better services to customers such as increasing the number of butchers, meat-chopping tables, chopping saws, porters, trolleys and the entry of livestock to the slaughterhouses.
The municipality has also deployed a medical team of vets to examine livestock and provide assistance and advice to customers in the market.
All butchers and workers have been given training courses on food safety and personal hygiene. These courses are part of continuous efforts to lift the health and professional standards of workers.
Slaughtering wastes are disposed of properly in a way that prevents any environmental pollution.
The preparation of slaughtered animals in Abu Dhabi slaughterhouses has multiple benefits such as ensuring the slaughtering process is executed in a healthy environment and according to the Sharia. The municipality urged the public to avoid slaughtering animals outside slaughterhouses, in streets or public squares, and warned that all street butchers are unprofessional and may be infected with dangerous diseases that may undermine the public health.
Unauthorised slaughtering outside the approved slaughterhouses is considered a major offence, and therefore deterrent penalties and immediate fines of Dh500 will be imposed in addition to the confiscation of slaughtered animals. Patrols would be deployed to combat this offence and its negative repercussions on human health and the environment alike.
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