Charity heads to Myanmar for ambitious rabies project
Animal charity FOUR PAWS has launched a major new project to tackle the spread of rabies in Myanmar. A team of around 50 people are aiming to vaccinate 50,000 stray dogs across 267 villages across the capital, Naypyidaw.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) there are around 1,000 human rabies deaths in Myanmar every year. Authorities often kill stray dogs due to fear of rabies and lack of information. FOUR PAWS hopes its ambitious campaign will show Myanmar and other countries that killing free-roaming dogs is not a solution to rabies.
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Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
