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Monday, November 23, 2009
Saadia Khalid
Islamabad
With
Eidul Azha just around the corner, the advertisements regarding the
online purchase of sacrificial animals are now appearing on internet
while people this time seem most interested to opt for this way rather
heading towards markets set up at different points of the twin cities.
The
idea for purchasing sacrificial animals online is although not so old
yet it is fast gaining popularity due to convenience it offers to the
customers who otherwise have to bear the pain of searching, bargaining
and then loading the animal.
Once you logged on to the computer,
various advertisements offering sacrificial animals at your doorstep
start appearing on the screen of the monitor and one could book the
animal of ones choice just through one click.
The websites with
different names belonging to different stations included the names of
ebakra.com, qurbanionline.com and bakraonline.com are not only offering
the animal, but also providing the logistics for the convenience of the
customers.
The pictures of different sacrificial animals along
with their prices have been placed on the website while a customer also
have an option to visit the farm where these cattle were living if they
desire to do so.
In the online gallery the animals’ details
like weight, teeth, age, photo, price and its “name” are given
separately to help a customer choose the animal of his choice. “Buying
sacrificial was never as easy as it has been now with the introduction
of online sale of animals,” said Fida Maqsood, a businessman. He said
that online purchase of animal saves a lot of time and trouble, which
they otherwise have to face in case of searching for them in market.
Although
the animals available online were far expensive than those in open
market, but according to the customers it was worth spending extra
money, as it saves them from a long exercise required in visiting
market and dealing with the traders.
Most of the times the
online purchase of animal is done with credit cards and the animal are
delivered at the doorstep of the customer on decided time. “It was very
hectic for me to visit the stinking markets and choose the animal, but
now the online purchase of animals has solved the problem of many women
like me who themselves had to visit the market in the absence of their
male family members,” said Myra Zia, a widow.
One of the big
reasons behind the popularity of online purchase of sacrificial animals
was the guarantee offered by these website regarding the overall health
and weight of the animal. “One can trust blindly that the animal, which
has been described in the website would be exactly the same as it has
been claimed,” said Usman Rasool. He said that it was good to purchase
the animals online in the current law and order situation of the
country which government should also take steps to promote the sale of
sacrificial animals through internet. “Government should formulate a
proper mechanism through which the animals could be purchased online,
which would not only help in maintaining the law and order situation
but also help to bring down the prices of sacrificial animals online,”
he said.
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