Generally, slaughter of goats, sheep, rams, cows, and camels is offered. One third of the meat must be given to the poor in charity, while the rest can be distributed among friends, family and neighbors.

A couple of weeks leading upto Eid-ul-Azha you start seeing goats and sheep showing up, grazing in the parks and open fields. As the days get closer, you start seeing goat and sheep markets forming. The day before eid is when most people buy their slaughter animal, because no one wants to have the animal in the house any longer than they need to. It is eerie to listen to all the goats and sheep baying and bleeting through the night around the neighborhood the night before eid. It's as if they are crying because it's their last night before slaughter.