Sharjah bird shop owners to instal air suction fans
sharjah — As the mercury rises in the emirate, the Sharjah Municpality has instructed owners of bird shops to instal air suction fans to prevent the spread of diseases.
Owners have also been directed to conduct regular veterinary checkups of the birds to ensure public health. The civic body has also hinted that the bird market will be shifted “very soon” from its current location.
Shaikha Rasha Al Qasimi, Head of the Health and Environment Department at the Sharjah Municipality, said that with the onset of the summer season, the civic body has
Municipality is constantly striving to prevent the spread of diseases. Owners have been directed to coordinate with the market’s management to spray pesticide
drawn up “a comprehensive plan to develop and expand the birds market”.
This is to cope with “the rapid development taking place in the emirate” and to ensure public health, Shaikha Rasha said.
She said the municipality is constantly striving to prevent the spread of diseases. Owners have been directed to coordinate with the market’s management to spray pesticide.
“The municipality controls and monitors the birds and deploys veterinary doctors round the clock in the market,” she said.
Talking about plans to shift the bird market from its current location, Shaikha Rasha did not disclose the new location, but said it will happen soon.
“Residents’ suffering from the bad smell emanating from the bird market will end soon when the market is shifted from the area. This will happen soon,” she added.