In 2018, 700 tail dogs in Cianjur have been deactivated

CIANJUR, AYOBANDUNG.COM– The animal husbandry office in Cianjur, West Java, kills or kills 700 wild dogs throughout 2018.

Apart from Antara, the program aimed to pursue the goal of Cianjur free of rabies, mainly in border areas with other areas, especially in southern Cianjur, on the border between Garut and Sukabumi.

The head of Cianjur's animal health and veterinary public health section, Agung Rianto, in Cianjur, said on Thursday that the number of wild dogs eliminated was lower than that of the year. former.

In 2017, the number of wild dogs extinguished ranged from 1,000; the 2014-2016 livestock breeding period was recorded to eliminate 2,771 animals infected with rabies.

This year is less because the method of elimination is used as never before by food poisoning, but that it is anesthetized and then deactivated, he said.

This, he said, is a recommendation of animal lovers because "poisoning is considered too cruel, so it is better to be sedated than to extinguish it".

For some time, Cianjur has become one of the regions included in the regional circle highlighted by the provincial government to make West Java free of rabies.

Even though Cianjur does not have much history of rabies stings, it is expected that this area is adjacent to Sukabumi and Garut.

In Cianjur, the last time a rabid dog bite occurred in 2016, 20 people were bitten but did not die. In 2015, 13 people were bitten and three of them died, he said.

Socialization is underway and an introduction to rabies is being carried out in each school, especially at the primary and secondary levels.

This is done so that students are more vigilant against rabies, including first aid for bite victims, he said.