Archive for November, 2009

November 30, 2009 (published November 28, 2009)
According to a civic survey, 86 per cent Thaneites fear stray dogs. In addition, 90 per cent feel that strays spell trouble, 78 per cent find it
Only three per cent of the population does not find strays to be any trouble. The survey was carried out to find out [...]

November 30, 2009 / December 1, 2009
A 23-year-old man died Thursday night of rabies, Tabanan General Hospital has confirmed, bringing the death toll from the disease in the island to 24.
Gde Sudiarta, secretary of the hospital’s rabies center, said that during his treatment at the hospital, Nova Apandi had exhibited rabies-like symptoms.
Two days [...]

November 30, 2009 (published November 25, 2009)
SURAT: With a view to make Surat a rabbies-free city and control stray dog population, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) plans to launch animal birth control’ project to sterilize and immunize stray dogs in the city.
For this, the civic authorities will soon be inviting expression of interest (EOI) from [...]

November 30, 2009 (November 29, 2009)
As Part of Continuing Anti-Rabies Drive, Bali to Create an Inventory of Owned and Stray Dogs.
National News Agency Antara reports that Bali will soon undertake a dog census to determine the population of pet dogs owned by island residents.

According to the Head of Bali’s Animal Husbandry Department, Ida [...]

November 30, 2009 (published November 28, 2009)
Kampala City Council has started killing all stray dogs and cats in the city centre.
The Town Clerk of Kampala district, Ruth Kijjambu says the animals have been killed because the city residents have reported several times to KCC that dogs bite them, especially at night.
Kijjambu says the dogs hide [...]

November 30, 2009 (published November 25, 2009)
At least one resident of Ross River, Yukon, says he’s still worried about packs of dangerous dogs wandering in the community.
Attacks by stray dogs have been a concern in the community of 300 for years, but especially this year, after several people reported being bitten by dogs.
In response, the [...]

November 30, 2009 (published November 29, 2009)
In its efforts to reduce the stray dog population in Fiji, SPCA continues to challenge pet owners’ long-held beliefs about castration of male dogs.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals encourages owners of both male and female dogs to have their pets desexed in order to reduce [...]

November 30, 2009
BANGALORE: Bringing home a cuddly canine to play with and guard your home just got a bit complicated. A pet dog must be registered and have licence papers of its own. An old BBMP order had mandated that all pet dogs should have a licence and get registered with the civic body. But [...]

November 30, 2009
Public Hearing on Rabies in Bali Conclude Mass Vaccination as the Only Effective Way to Stop the Spread of Rabies.
Bali Post quotes a number of local organizations in Bali complaining that the current program of exterminating stray dogs will prove ineffective in the government’s goal to eliminate rabies in Bali before 2012. To [...]

November 30, 2009 (published November 29, 2009)
An 8-year-old girl mauled last month by loose dogs outside her grandparents’ home near Riverside is healing from three-dozen puncture wounds.
The incident has had little effect on nearby dog owners, her relatives say, adding that like some dog owners in other unincorporated areas, these think it’s OK to let [...]