Dog owners urged to bring pets for free vaccination

MIRI: Free mass rabies vaccinations for dogs will be held here today and tomorrow ( Oct 6 and 7) at three locations from 9am to 4.30 pm.

The locations are Lutong SHELL Basketball Court, Taman Awam Miri, Bumiko and at Taman Bulatan Miri in Piasau Jaya.

The mass rabies vaccination programme is organised by Miri Disaster Management Committee headed by Miri Resident Sherina Hussaini.

“The programme is part of the efforts taken to control the spread of rabies in Miri,” said the committee in a statement yesterday.

Dog owners who have yet to vaccinate their canines against rabies should take full advantage of the free mass rabies vaccination programme.

They are advised to bring along their identify cards and the healthy dogs for vaccination.

For further information, contact the Veterinary Services Department, Miri at 085- 411866 during working hours from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

The free mass rabies vaccination programme is held following rabies outbreak in Miri which is currently only affecting dogs with no human cases reported so far.

Two dogs in Piasau Jaya and Lutong Shell had been tested positive recently for rabies, making Miri among the five new areas in the state as of September 27, declared rabies infected areas. This brought the total number of positive Rabies localities to 41.

The other four new areas are Jalan Teng Chin Hua in Sibu, Jalan Kilang, Bintangor Meradong in Sarikei and Jalan Airport Lama in Kapit.