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Don’t adopt strays with unknown vaccination status

KUCHING: Animal lovers should stop collecting or adopting strays with unknown vaccination status or source. Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (DVSS) director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said all dogs must be vaccinated with the anti-rabies vaccine in accordance with the Anti-Rabies Vaccination Order. Any owner or person in charge of a dog who fails without […]

SSPCA concurs with department’s warning on pets roaming freely

KUCHING: Sarawak Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) concurs with a warning by Sarawak Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) that drastic action will be taken against those who allow their pets to roam freely outside their compounds. Its president Datin Donna Drury-Wee said one has to remember that when pets roam freely, they […]

Vaccinate your dogs

SIBU: Pet owners here are reminded to vaccinate their dogs to curb the spread of rabies. Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting said that rabies was still around  and more than 20 Sarawakians had died of rabies since 2017.  “Please vaccinate your dogs yearly to prevent the spread of rabies among animals It […]

Pat on the back for dog owners

SIBU: Dog owners here are praised for taking their pets to the Free Vaccination Programme organised by the Sibu Division Department of Veterinary Services (DVSS). Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said since the programme was implemented in the West Bank area of Sibu (Sungai Bidut) two days ago, more than 400 […]

RM27.17mln spent on anti-rabies programmes

BOTH the state and federal governments have spent more than RM27.17 million on programmes to curb the spread of rabies. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government spent RM20.31 million whereas the federal government spent RM6.86 million. “Rabies control and elimination programmes remain as a high priority by the state […]

Collaboration needed to end disease

KUCHING: Various activities were carried out in connection with the World Rabies Day 2020 celebration at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Community Hall here today. Among the highlights of the event were free rabies vaccinations, micro-chipping, and licensing for dogs. Talks about rabies were also held by various departments and agencies, including an update on […]

Man, 51, latest victim

RABIES IN SARAWAK KUALA LUMPUR: A 51-year-old man from Kuching, Sarawak, died today from rabies infection, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this confirmation has raised the cumulative number of rabies cases in the state to 25, including 24 deaths, since the rabies epidemic was declared on July 1, 2017. Dr Noor Hisham in […]

Join Rabies Awareness Short Video Competition

KUCHING: Sarawakians are invited to participate in the State Level Rabies Awareness Short Video Competition 2020. According to the State Information Department, entry to the competition is free and it offers lucrative prizes of RM5000, RM3000 and RM2000 to the first, second, third place winners respectively. The competition also offers RM1,000 to four consolation winners […]

‘Number of dengue cases on the increase’

KUCHING: Dengue cases have showed an upward trend since June this year based on dengue fever cases over the last five years, said Miri mayor Adam Yii. He said the risk had also increased as most premises had not been in use since the movement control order (MCO), which started on March 18, and more […]

Schedule of anti-rabies vaccinations

SIBU: Anti-rabies prevention operations will be carried out in this division for nine days between July 13 and 30. The Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) yesterday released a statement confirming that free vaccinations would be given to dogs. The operations which will be conducted in two sessions – from 5.30am to 9.30am and from 3pm […]