Saudi camel owners get deadline for e-registration of animals

Published 2024년 1월 9일

Tridge summary

Saudi authorities are offering a five-month grace period for camel owners to electronically register their animals for free in order to preserve their rights and access services. The registration aims to keep track of the numbers of camels, species and geographical distribution, back up animal husbandry plans and curb stray camels blamed for road accidents. The project also includes DNA testing to document and preserve rare species of camels.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

Cairo: Saudi authorities have announced a five-month grace period for camel owners to electronically register their animals for free as the camel sector is flourishing in the country. The kingdom’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has urged the camel owners to register and tag their animals for free until May on the Naama platform to preserve their rights, get access to services and help set up a date base facilitating ownership transfer. The registration also seeks to keep track of the numbers of camels, species and geographical distribution, back up animal husbandry plans and curb stray camels blamed for road accidents. In 2022, Saudi Arabia started a project for documenting strains of camels, using DNA tests to preserve rare species of the animal. Registration entails different data on camels including the ...

Source: Gulfnews