The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) urges all livestock owners and those who are working in the livestock sector to immediately report on any epidemic or contagious disease to protect the animal wealth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against such diseases.
MEWA pointed out that pursuant to Article 10 of the Livestock Law issued by Royal Decree No. M / 13 dated 10/3/1424 AH (11/5/2003), cases of suspected diseases shall be reported to MEWA within a maximum of twenty-four hours, and animals suspected to have a disease, whether alive, dead or slaughtered, shall be kept separate from the healthy ones and not be disposed of or its products. And under Article 9 of the GCC Law of practicing veterinary professions, veterinarians must urgently report suspected cases of notifiable diseases to the competent authority or its representatives and provide them with the owner's information.
MEWA stressed that those who fail to report epidemic or contagious disease immediately are liable to penalties under the Livestock Law, including fines up to SAR 1 million, publishing the names of violators or their livestock production business.
MEWA calls on everyone to collaborate with it to apply disease control programs aimed at protecting the human, animals and the national economy in general from the negative impact of disease outbreaks, and to report such cases by calling the toll-free number (8002470000).