118 Pets in Karet Urban Village Receive Anti Rabies Vaccine
Reported by Tiyo Surya Sakti | Translated by
As many as 118 pets in Karet Urban Village, Setiabudi Sub-district, South Jakarta received anti rabies vaccine through mobile service.
directly visited resident's houses
Setiabudi Sub-district's Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Implementation Unit Head, Lidya Erika, detailed those pets were 106 cats, 11 dogs, and one monkey.
127 Pets in Manggarai Selatan Receive Free Rabies Vaccination"All vaccinated animals have been declared healthy, not sick or pregnant, and are old enough," she said, Wednesday (7/31).
Lidya explained the vaccination program was held door to door.
"Our personnel directly visited resident's houses to ease them," she explained.
She added that it is hoped that animals and their owners will remain healthy. So, Jakarta can maintain its rabies-free status.
"It is important for pets owner to maintain animal health by doing anti rabies vaccination. Then cats need to be sterilized to handle its population," she added.
Meanwhile, one of Karet Urban Village residents, Soni (28), said this program eases pets owner of getting anti rabies vaccine freely.
"Hopefully this program can be run routinely, or once a year," he stated.
