The Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Safety has warned against dealing with wandering butchers during the blessed Eid Al-Adha, stressing that using them is a violation of precautionary measures.
She clarified that itinerant brothes may be the cause of transmitting some diseases to the victim and his family, and everyone who takes the sacrifice, especially in light of the continued spread of the Corona pandemic.
According to the law, slaughtering outside the licensed slaughterhouses is prohibited, and the fine for the offender is 5,000 dirhams, with the confiscation and execution of the carcass, while the brothel violators and the evacuees are subject to legal accountability. , Because they may be the cause of transmitting some diseases to the victim and his family, and who is taking the sacrifice, especially in light of the continuing outbreak of the Corona pandemic.
She said: "There is no reason for the victim to take the risk of resorting to the itinerant parasols, especially in light of the current epidemiological situation, and using them is a violation of the precautionary measures, as there is no comparison between the services provided by the itinerant parasites, and the many that are provided in the official slaughterhouses."
The authority, in a guide issued by the sacrifice, stated that there are two mechanisms for examining the sacrifice before purchasing it, the first through "examination by sight", to monitor the apparent defects, and note the apparent lameness, as well as the integrity of the front and back legs.
According to the authority, the second mechanism for examining the sacrifice, through "palpation" or manual examination, explaining that it is possible to palpate both the neck, back, tail or leg and the front of the chest, to ensure that they are free of wounds and abscesses. The body was advised to provide the best appropriate conditions for moving the sacrifice from Place them to the slaughterhouse, and provide adequate feed and water for the sacrifice during the pre-slaughter period, provided that the feeding is stopped 12 hours before the slaughter.
She pointed out that there are seven benefits that drive the victim to choose for slaughtering in the slaughterhouses, the first of which is an accurate veterinary examination of the sacrifice before and after the slaughtering, to ensure the validity of the slaughtered animals and the monitoring of sick pests, and the second is the presence of qualified and legally licensed butchers, and the third is pollution control, as the slaughtering takes place in a clean and safe environment Hygienically, and follow the proper steps that prevent meat contamination, the fourth is the safe and professional handling of slaughter waste.
According to the commission, the fifth reason focused on ensuring the completion of the slaughtering elements in accordance with Islamic law (receiving the qiblah, magnification, correct cutting of the blood sacrifice), and the sixth is the complete depletion of the carcass, and the detection of bad blood or incomplete blood that results from fever, and directly affects the viability of the meat, And finally, the ability of slaughterhouses to control common diseases between humans and animals, which are transmitted by meat.
For its part, the Abu Dhabi Municipality warned of the danger of dealing with the unlicensed street workers who do not have the professional competence and health capacity to perform the slaughter, which constitutes a major health risk, pointing to the possibility of being a source of infection.
According to the law, slaughtering outside the licensed slaughterhouses is prohibited, and the violator is charged 5,000 dirhams with the confiscation and execution of the carcass, while the breaching and deporting brothels are subject to legal accountability.
Veterinary control
The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City confirmed that government slaughterhouses provide their services to the victims in accordance with best practices that achieve customer satisfaction, amid a healthy environment and excellent veterinary control, with the aim of happiness of beneficiaries of slaughterhouse services, pointing out that the slaughterhouses follow the health care measures and care, as it provides sacrifice and examination services Veterinarians by specialized veterinarians, before and after slaughter, to ensure meat is suitable for consumption and safe disposal of waste, in order to preserve public health.
The age of the sacrifice
The Abu Dhabi Authority for Agriculture and Food Safety has stated that the longer the animal lives, the less fresher the flesh is, especially among males, explaining that the Sharia has set the minimum age for the zakat, as it must be old (fold), and if it is a goat, it must complete a full year and enter in a second, And if it is from the cows it must be three years, and in the camels it must be five years, in addition to the “trunk of the sheep”, which is what completed the year.
Slaughtering outside slaughterhouses is prohibited, the fine for the offender is 5000 dirhams, with the execution of the slaughter, and accountability for the illegal brothels.