Moroccan King calls for sheep sacrifices during Eid to end

The Moroccan King has urged people to stop sacrificing sheep during a religious festival which will take place later this year, due to drought that has caused a decline in the population of livestock and heightened the cost of meat, Asharq Al-Awsat via Reuters reported on February 27th.

Sheep, goats and other types of livestock are sacrificed in Muslim nations every year, during Eid al-Adha, which is one of the central Islamic holidays.

But Morocco is experiencing drought for a seventh year in a row, which has seen livestock levels drop by 38%, within the past year.

Asharq Al-Awsat via Reuters