By ANDREW MUKOMAZAMBEZI Animal Welfare Services (ZAWS) and the Livingstone City Council (LCC) have partnered to embark on a dog vaccination exercise in the Tourist Capital.ZAWS Founder and Executive Director, Lynne Mendelson, said that the exercise was targeting about 600 dogs in the city to be registered and vaccinated against rabies.Ms Mendelson told the Daily Nation in an interview that the outreach which commenced yesterday would be done in eight locations across the city.She said that for dog owners who live in Maramba and Libuyu Townships, the exercise would take place at Maramba Community Hall adding that vaccinating dogs against rabies was a legal requirement as the disease was deadly.Ms Mendelson explained that the exercise aims to prevent human beings from contracting rabies as a result of dog bites.“Rabies is a devastating disease that is estimated to result in the death of approximately 60,000 people every year. Most humans contract rabies following a bite from […]
LIVINGSTONE TARGETS TO VACCINATE 600 DOGS
