It�s Truly Very, Very Sad

Worldwide Veterinary Services’ Mission Rabies has extensive experience in controlling rabies and has successfully done so in many countries by vaccinating 70% of the strays.  WVS has offered to come to help and vaccinate our dogs for free.

Animal welfare organisations in Malaysia have been pleading to the authorities to please stop killing and take up the offer of WVS.

Source: http://www.missionrabies.com/faq/

Killing dogs has been scientifically proven to have no effect on rabies transmission or overall population, since new dogs quickly move into the area where killing has taken place to take advantage of the increased food resources and territory. This mixing of new dogs may even increase the risk of rabies due to fighting over territory and mates. By vaccinating at least 70% of a stable population of dogs in the local area, they act as a barrier to disease transmission and stop rabies in its tracks, thus protecting the people in that area from the disease. A healthy, vaccinated street dog population is the best protection for people from rabies.

Other authoritative sources like the World Health Organisation and World Animal Protection say the same.

When faced with a problem, the sensible and most logical step would be to learn from those who have the knowledge and experience and have successfully solved the problem, especially in places like India, Bali, Sri Lanka, Malawi and Uganda.

Help has been offered by WVS.  For free.

Today, this is what our Vet Department says:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/no-choice-but-to-cull-dogs-to-fight-rabies-says-vet-department

We are at a total loss for words to describe the helplessness we feel now and it looks like the only thing left to do is to pray for some semblance of empathy from the humans in power, to continue speaking up and to pray hard for the thousands of innocent lives on the street.

The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world. 
– Paul Farmer

Source: http://myanimalcare.org/2015/09/23/its-truly-very-very-sad/

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