TACLOBAN CITY – The City Veterinary office will again be conducting their annual celebration of rabies awareness month this coming March in cooperation with the regional offices of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Dr. Eunice Alcantara, city veterinarian, said that the activity is also supported by the city government through Mayor Alfred Romualdez where he released P600,000 fund for the implementation of their programs and plans.
“The support of the city government is a great help to our office because we’re able to realize our programs and plans for the betterment of society, especially our pet owners in the city,” she said.
Alcantara said that in connection with rabies awareness month, her office has lined up various activities which includes a free mass vaccination drive.
According to her, their office is targeting to extend the said activity to 138 barangays within the city or 80% pet population, so that the city will be a rabies- free next year.
“Aside from this, we are also continuing the implementation of dog castration and dog impounding within the city,” Alcantara added.
In order to avail this free service, Alcantara advised the public to visit their barangay offices and let their pets registered so that they will be included in the list.
“We started already sending communications to the barangays in the city instructing the barangay officials to submit their dog population survey in order to include their pets in the vaccine allocation,” she stressed.
Alcantra appealed to the public, especially the pet owners, to cooperate with their program and to take advantage of this because this is for free which would no longer the case after March.(NOEL SEVILLANO TALACAY)
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