Tiruchi Corporation to intensify anti-rabies vaccination drive for stray dogs
Tiruchi Corporation is expanding its anti-rabies vaccination and sterilization efforts for stray dogs to manage the population and public health risks. The city aims to vaccinate thousands of dogs monthly through a combination of new captures and booster doses for previously sterilized animals.
Why it matters
Systematic animal birth control and vaccination programs are essential for preventing rabies outbreaks and managing urban stray animal populations.
Tiruchi Corporation has planned to intensify the administration of anti-rabies vaccines to stray dogs by deploying additional dog-catching teams.
At present, a special drive is being carried out by the civic body by engaging three dog-catching teams assisted by a veterinary doctor. To accelerate the campaign, officials are set to deploy more teams in the coming days.
Simultaneously, the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme has also been stepped up. Around 40 stray dogs are being caught every day for sterilisation. In addition, nearly 170 to 200 stray dogs that have already undergone sterilisation and bear ear notches are being identified, are caught and administered booster doses of the anti-rabies vaccine daily.
After vaccination, the dogs are released back to the same locations where they were captured. “We are expecting to vaccinate about 3,000 stray dogs every month,” said City Health Officer M. Karthikeyan.
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