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 […]
Stray dogs keep them on their toes
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Residents of Kampung Mang Lot have urged the relevant authorities to monitor the increasing number of stray dogs roaming around the area. One of the residents, Junaidi Hassan, expressed his concern over the situation. “We have tried to drive away the dogs, but it was only effective for a short while. “Although there […]
Proboscis monkey dies from dog bites
KUCHING: A male proboscis monkey died due to severe injuries from dog bites. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) received a report from a concerned member of the public that a monkey, a totally protected animal, was attacked by a pack of stray dogs at Kem Permai last Thursday. A team later discovered multiple dog bites on […]
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 […]
Operations against stray dogs continue
SERIAN: About 168,710 animals had been vaccinated with anti-rabies vaccine in the state from July 2017 until July 6 this year. Director of Department of Veterinary Services Sarawak (JVS), Dr Adrian Susin Ambud, stated that the department still carried on their vaccination efforts. As last July 2, 69 had tested positive for rabies infection with […]
Stay away from strays
SIBU: The people here are urged to stay away from stray dogs as incidents of dog bite cases are still prevalent. Chairman of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Clarence Ting also advised the people to keep their pets within their house compound. “There are rabid dogs in Sibu. I am asking all residents to be careful […]
18 stray dogs caught in Sibu to prevent rabies spread
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has caught 18 stray dogs along Jalan Sentosa, Salim here today following the confirmation of the death of a five-year-old girl on March 26 was caused by rabies infection. SMC chairman Clarence Ting said the dogs would be temporarily placed at the council depot for sampling, while the operation to be intensified within […]
Stray dogs still a problem
SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) dog-catching unit had caught 83 dogs in January and 96 dogs in February. However, SMC chairman Clarence Ting said stray dogs remained a problem. According to him, he had written many times about dogs being let loose on the residential roads. “Over the last few months SMC has handled a […]
Vaccine baits to go on trial
KUCHING: Sarawak will be looking into the feasibility of using baits to administer anti-rabies vaccine to stray dogs. For the moment, though, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the idea, which was first proposed by the Veterinary Services Department (DVS), has been put on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) […]
