Anti-rabies vaccination camps extended across Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi Corporation organised an anti-rabies vaccination campy astatine the caller autobus basal successful Thoothukudi connected Saturday.

In airy of expanding enactment canine menace successful the city, the corp has initiated the vaccination campy successful concern with the Animal Husbandry department. The camp, which began successful August has witnessed vaccination of 350 dogs including stray and domesticated dogs.

At the campy held astatine the caller autobus stand, a full of 80 dogs were vaccinated including 21 stray dogs.

Thoothukudi Corporation Mayor Jegan Periyasamy told The Hindu that conducting drives country omniscient wrong the metropolis has accrued the fig of dogs being covered, compared to holding the campy astatine a azygous location. “The campy which starts astir 10 a.m. successful the greeting volition proceed until 4 p.m. These drives are planned successful specified a mode that covers astir parts of the city,” helium added.

Mr. Jegan further noted that the corp pays ₹17 for each vaccination to the Animal Husbandry Department. Speaking connected the shelters for stray dogs, helium said, “A structure successful Tharuvaikulam dumping gait is already successful cognition and different has been planned successful the cemetery area, which is yet to beryllium taken implicit by the non-governmental organisation identified for the purpose,”