42,879 sheep sacrificed in Amman during Eid — GAM

AMMAN — A total of 42,879 sheep were sacrificed in the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) during Eid Al Adha, while 84,691 heads of sheep were sold at designated pens in the capital, the director of GAM’s slaughterhouses department, Mohammad Amayreh, said Wednesday.

A total of 7,000 heads of cattle were slaughtered and presented to 14,000 underprivileged families under a Royal makruma, in addition to slaughtering 600 lambs for donations through Tkiyet Um Ali, he added.

He noted that the municipality’s inspection teams destroyed 2,850 kilogrammes of spoiled meat during their field visits throughout Eid and issued 89 warnings for health violations.