Municipality slaughterhouse timings extended

Abu Dhabi: Thursday and Friday working hours for the Abu Dhabi’s Bani Yas and Al Shahama slaughterhouses have been extended, the Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) announced.

Under the new timings, slaughterhouses will operate on Thursday from 6am to 9pm and on Friday from 6am to 11am, then from 2pm to 9pm.

Around 153,519 slaughtered animals were processed during the first four months of this year at municipal slaughterhouses with an anticipated 35 per cent increase during Ramadan and the two Eids.

The municipality’s Public Health Division has deployed specialised veterinarians and an adequate number of butchers, technicians and cleaners to meet the increased demand during the extended working hours in coordination with slaughterhouses operators.

The municipality confirmed that there would be no change in fees for slaughtering animals.

The municipality also reminded the public to refrain from slaughtering animals at homes and farms. It stressed that public cooperation would protect overall health and environment, combat the transmission of diseases and breeding of insects and rodents that can cause diseases.