Theoretical Study on Nonlinear The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Slaughter of Qurban Animals in the Implementation of Mosque-Based Animal Welfare in West Nusa Tenggara Province Mashur (a*), Kholik(a), Dina Oktaviana (a), Supriadi (a),Candra Dwi Atma (a), Muhammad Munawaroh (a)
aFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mandalika University of Education
Abstract
Pandemic situation of Covid-19 has been hit all aspects of human life. The Covid-19 pandemic also has an impact on the slaughter of sacrificial (quban) animals. The Muslims in Indonesia every year slaughter quban animal on the Eid al-Adha in the mosque. The slaughter of qurban animals in mosques is still done traditionally, paying less attention to aspects of hygienic, sanitation, animal health, animal welfare, environmental health, and zoonotic aspects. This study aims to determine the impact of Covid-19 on the slaughter of qurban animals in mosques in the implementation of animal welfare. This study used a survey method by distributing questionnaires online to animal qurban committees in mosques in West Nusa Tenggara. The sample was determined by using the opportunity sampling technique, which was based on the questionnaire returned by the sacrificial animal committee. 118 questioners were tabulated and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that 72.73% of people in West Nusa Tenggara felt the impact of Covid-19 on the slaughter of qurban animals, which was marked by a decrease in community income by 62.73%, people found it difficult to get jobs 16.36%, there was no assistance from qurban animals from the government 5 , 45% and an increase in the price of qurban animals by 7.27%. This has led to a decline in the number of qurban animals slaughtered in mosques by 11.50% during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. From the aspect of animal welfare that is slaughtered in mosques, 74.25% of qurban animals have their health checked before and after being slaughtered and 25.75. % of the qurban committee stated that they did not check the health of their animals because they did not know the inspection procedure 32.26%, there were no officers 24.73% and 43.01% stated that the habit of not checking the health of their animals every year. The conclusion is that the Covid -19 pandemic has had an impact on the decrease in the number of qurban animals slaughtered in mosques and
Keywords: Animal welfare- Impact of covid-19- Mosques- Qurban animal
