3,846 Animals in West Jakarta Vaccinated Against Rabies
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
From January to the second week of June 2026, the West Jakarta Food Security, Maritime Affairs and Agriculture Sub-agency (KPKP) has vaccinated 3,846 pets owned by residents in eight districts.
target of 9,300 pets
Head of the Sub-agency, Betty Rohmawati said the vaccination of various pets such as cats, dogs, monkeys and civets carried out by her staff is an effort to keep Jakarta free from rabies cases.
North Jakarta Vaccinates 2,516 Rabies-Carrier Animals"Vaccination activities are carried out using a door-to-door system in the local community," she said, Friday (6/12).
During the period from January to the second week of June, Betty explained, vaccinations were carried out on 3,196 cats, 610 dogs, 27 monkeys and 13 ferrets.
"Approximately 41.35 percent of the 2026 rabies vaccination target of 9,300 pets has been achieved so far," she added.
In addition to vaccinations, Betty continued, her team is also running a male cat sterilization program to control the population. The target is to sterilize 2,200 male cats this year.
"As of mid-June, 400 male cats have been sterilized," she stated.
