SM launches Eid Al Adha safety and inspection plan

Obaid Saeed Al Tunaiji, Director-General of the municipality, said 35 veterinarians and veterinary assistants will be stationed at Sharjah Livestock Market to examine animals, draw blood samples, and inspect sacrificial animals before and after slaughter. Pens and quarantine facilities have already been sprayed, and inspectors have been visiting other livestock suppliers across the emirate to promote health standards.

Food and hygiene

Sixty-one inspectors will cover restaurants, bakeries, sweet shops and food-prep outlets during the holiday – not just checking standards but also talking to staff directly about safe handling practices. Another 32 inspectors will visit barbershops and beauty salons to ensure that they use approved tools and maintain hygiene standards.

Out on the streets

The broader field force of 239 inspectors will be out, monitoring public behaviour and keeping markets orderly. Their primary focus is on unlicensed roaming butchers, a topic on which Al Tunaiji was very clear. Animals slaughtered outside licensed abattoirs will not be examined by a qualified vet, so their disease status is unknown, and the person doing the cutting may not know the religious conditions for a valid sacrifice. His message was simple: use the abattoir.

Beaches and prayer grounds

Extra inspectors and lifeguards will be out at beaches and public squares where crowds are expected to gather. All Eid prayer grounds across the city will be cleaned, pest-treated, and set up with organised parking before the first morning prayer.

Parking and getting around