In the wake of rising cases of dog bites across the province, the government is set to launch a new scheme which will focus on vaccinating stray dogs. The plan is to commence from next week across the province as stated by Local Government Secretary department Roshan Ali Sheikh.
The official claimed that there won’t be any stray dogs after five to eight years and informed that the conventional method of culling will continue but there is no possibility of killing all dogs as it will be too cruel. Hence the department has decided to resort to vaccination.
Mr. Sheikh also stated that Sindh is the first province to introduce this modern technique of dealing with the issue at hand.
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Posted by The Times of Karachi on Friday, November 15, 2019
Earlier this week, a minor boy was bitten cruelly by six dogs in his hometown near Larkana. His face was badly disfigured. His parents took him to multiple hospitals but all of them refused to treat the child due to insufficient resources. The child is currently admitted at National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi and undergoing treatment.
Health officials on the other hand, in a controversial statement, asked citizens to avoid annoying the dogs as it provoked them to attack. This response was met by much backlash from the citizens.
According to statistics, more than 13000 cases of dog bites have occured since October 1st in Larkana. Earlier on there was a shortage of the Anti-Rabies Vaccine, but after an order was passed by the court, this issue was resolved.
