Qurban livestock available at Singapore mosques

The Singapore Mosques Korban Committee (Jawatankuasa Korban Masjid-Masjid Singapura or JKMS) has announced that 3,700 livestock will be made available and offered for qurban (korban) in 2019.

The Muslim community will be able to perform qurban at 26 mosques this year, with the price of each sheep for 2019 set at S$480, S$5 less than for 2018.

Registration for qurban 2019 is now open and will close on 26 July 2019, subject to availability on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public who wish to perform qurban can register their intent and submit their particulars at 26 mosques to order the livestock.

Members of the public can also check the availability of livestock via www.muslim.SG. Forms can also be downloaded from the website. Paper forms are available at all 26 mosques.

Big Foot Logistic has been appointed as the Approved Korban Vendor (AKV) for this year. It will be importing livestock from Australia, one of the source countries approved by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

JKMS continues to work with SFA and the Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS), a cluster of the National Parks Board, to explore suitable sources that meet Singapore’s standards of food safety as well as animal health and welfare.

Qurban will be conducted at centres that meet the requirements of Australia’s Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) regulatory framework, which ensures livestock exported from Australia is treated in accordance to internationally accepted animal welfare standards. All qurban centres will adopt the same standard operating procedures for qurban operations, which includes transporting, handling and slaughtering of livestock.

ESCAS is a regulatory framework implemented by the Australian government in 2012 to ensure that livestock exported from Australia to different countries are treated in accordance to the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) internationally-accepted animal welfare standards. To comply, the Australian exporter must provide a report from an independent and internationally-accredited auditor to certify that livestock to be exported meet the standards required from the farm to the point of slaughter.