EGYPTIANS have been buying hundreds of sheep over the Internet to sacrifice for the annual Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, an enterprising firm said this week. An employee with Masrawi, or “the Egyptian” in Arabic, said the month-and-a-half-old service was interrupted because they had sold out of their stock of 600 sheep, specially fattened for the feast. Internet surfers have been keying in the weight of the sheep they want to buy and the number of people they want to feed, and the company has been ensuring the animals are delivered to their door. – AFP
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