DOHA: Many people who bought Australian sheep for sacrifice on the first day of Eid Al Adha yesterday returned disappointed as stocks of printed coupons ended.
The people have been called to collect meat today, the second day of Eid.
When one buys Australian sheep from Widam (Qatar Meat and Livestock Company), one is handed a coupon to collect meat from the automatic abattoir at the Central Livestock market.
There are four slaughter houses at the market, one of which is automatic (for Australian sheep), two are conventional and the fourth is for slaughtering cows and camels.
Al Sharq reports that some people who bought Australian sheep could not be given coupons as their stock ended so they were called today to collect meat.
At other abattoirs, an expatriate fought with a porter on some issue while another expatriate fainted, said the daily. In all, some 2,000 sheep were slaughtered at the automatic abattoir.
Doha Municipality deployed some 21 veterinarians at the market’s abattoirs to check the animals for sacrifice and their meat after slaughter and ensure the meat was fit for human consumption.
The abattoirs began working after Eid Al Adha prayers and were open until 7pm. Today, they will open at 5am and will work until 6pm.
Australian sheep are subsidised by the government while those from other countries, including Syria and Jordan, are not.
Australian sheep were being sold by Widam for between QR450 and QR600 while Syrian and Iranian sheep were available at the market for between QR950 and QR1,400. The Peninsula
