{"id":36261,"date":"2017-09-01T07:02:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T07:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=36261"},"modified":"2017-09-01T07:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T07:02:59","slug":"sacrificial-animals-prices-soar-ahead-of-eid-al-azha-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=36261","title":{"rendered":"Sacrificial animals\u2019 prices soar ahead of Eid Al-Azha in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"wp-image-36262 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Saudi_sacrificial_animals-daily-sun-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi_sacrificial_animals-daily-sun\" width=\"819\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Saudi_sacrificial_animals-daily-sun-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Saudi_sacrificial_animals-daily-sun.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>International desk: Prices of sacrificial animals are soaring as residents throng to Riyadh\u2019s cattle markets ahead of Eid Al-Azha on Friday, reports Arab News.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The markets are swarming with buyers and sellers, and the festive mood is evident, with public sector offices having started the Eid Al-Azha holiday last Friday, while a six-day holiday will begin on Thursday for the private sector.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Residents browse for cattle to slaughter, an important ritual during this festival of sacrifice. Goats, sheep, cows and camels are among the animals slaughtered in commemoration of the Prophet Ibrahim\u2019s readiness to sacrifice his son Ismail to show obedience to Allah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At the last minute Allah changed his mind, ordering Ibrahim to sacrifice a sheep instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The tradition of sacrificing an animal during this holiday commemorates this noble gesture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But many people are concerned about the soaring prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Shabbir Ahmed, a buyer in Al-Azizia district, which has a big cattle market, said prices at the market are higher than in previous years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mahmoud, a trader at the market, cited hikes in fodder prices as the reason for the soaring animal prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Kingdom imports a huge number of sacrificial livestock for Eid Al-Azha, given the number of pilgrims who perform Hajj every year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Municipalities across the Kingdom have mobilized efforts to organize slaughterhouses, allocate points for slaughtering, and temporarily allow public kitchens to undertake the process to avoid the hazards of random slaughtering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The price for slaughtering is fixed at SR100 ($26.67) in most of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International desk: Prices of sacrificial animals are soaring as residents throng to Riyadh\u2019s cattle markets ahead of Eid Al-Azha on Friday, reports Arab News. 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