Ambalappara launches campaign to vaccinate street dogs
Street dog vaccination is underway in Ambalappara, Palakkad, to combat rabies and reduce stray dog attacks.
Street dog vaccination is underway in Ambalappara, Palakkad, to combat rabies and reduce stray dog attacks.
Street dog vaccination is underway in Ambalappara, Palakkad, to combat rabies and reduce stray dog attacks.
Ambalappara: A vaccination campaign for street dogs has been launched by Ambalappura panchayat and the veterinary hospital in Palakkad district. The vaccine is being administered to around 350 strays identified during a survey utilising ₹90,000 from the panchayat fund.
Members of the vaccination team and a five-member Animal Rescue Force are involved in the initiative. They reach all parts of the panchayat to capture street dogs and administer the vaccine.
Street dogs had killed a calf at Cherumundassery on July 18 and attacked a goat the previous day. The dog that bit the goat was later found to be rabid. The campaign was launched following these developments. Ambalappara panchayat president P Vijayalakshmi inaugurated the programme.
The menace of stray dogs is severe in Ambalappara town and surrounding areas.