MPP to continue operation to round up stray dogs
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) will continue its two-day dog catching operation today.
MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang warned dog owners not to let their pets roam freely outside their home compounds.
“We received many complaints of stray dogs in areas such as Kuching City Mall, MJC Batu Kawah, Moyan Square, and Matang Jaya.
“These operations are also among our initiatives to curb the spread of or prevent an outbreak of rabies, which can be transmitted to humans through animal bites,” he said during the launch of the operation yesterday.
Lo said MPP received 189 complaints of stray dogs during the first half of this year and has so far caught 394 stray dogs.
“We still receive many complaints because we believe the number these stray dogs multiplies very fast,” he added.
However, the Batu Kitang assemblyman pointed out some of the dogs on the streets in the council’s area might not be strays.
“Recent cases of dog bites are worrying as apart from worrying about the Covid-19, we also have rabies virus to worry about.
Rabies is still a threat in our area so we must take precautionary measures,” he stressed.
MPP personnel will go to areas such as Taman Seri Makmur Flats, Taman Kopodims, Taman Matang Jaya, Lee Ling Commercial Centre, and Taman Lee Ling today.
During the operation yesterday, they went to Kuching City Mall, Desa Wira, MJC Batu Kawah, Batu Kawah Old Bazaar, Moyan Square, Taman Moyan, and Taman Genesis.
Among those present during the launching ceremony were MPP corporate and community development division head Ng Siang Wei and secretary Elizabeth Loh.