Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevents Moroccan Sheep Imports for Melilla’s Eid al-Adha

For the sixth consecutive year, the Muslims of Melilla will celebrate Aid al-adha without the sheep imported from Morocco due to the outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease declared in the kingdom. "The health problem (foot-and-mouth disease) remains, despite the gradual reopening of the border," explained Sabrina Moh to El Pueblo de Ceuta.

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Independently of this health issue, the Muslims of Ceuta, unlike those of Melilla, cannot import sheep from Morocco because there is no commercial customs at the Tarajal border, and therefore no border inspection point (BIP). This is not the case in Melilla, which controls all animal products from third countries intended for consumption at the BIP in Algeciras.