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Among several fears and phobias of pets, the "World Zoonoses Day", observed each year on July 6, could be an unspoken factor for animals! A slight tension was evident in their eyes as several residents lined up at the Veterinary Clinical Teaching Complex (TVCC), near Thathayagunta Gangamma Temple, to vaccinate their pets during the program "Free Anti-Rabies Vaccination & #" 39, to mark the occasion, here on Friday morning. Nearly 618 animals were inoculated at the site and vaccines were sponsored by Indian Immunologicals and MSD Animal Health India. Vice Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Y. Hari Babu and Tirupati Municipality Commissioner V. Vijay Rama Raju and other officials explained zoonotic diseases and how they are spread from animals to humans and vice versa. They urged pet owners to focus on the health aspects of their animals and to take responsibility for a harmonious cohabitation.
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences Dean T.S. Chandrasekhar, Director of Extension, D. Srinivasulu, V. Vaikunta Rao, Director of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, and K. Nalini Kumari, Vice Dean, took part.
Later, the veterinary department organized an awareness program on zoonotic diseases at Zilla Parishad local high school in the Narasingapuram area of Chandragiri Mandal.
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