An all India mass canine vaccination drive called Norma Alvares is
scheduled to begin in the coastal state of Goa from 1 September 2013.
Norma Alvares, member of Animal Welfare Board of India, said the drive
across India is being held by the Board in association with Worldwide
Veterinary Service and Dogs Trust.
The implementation of the programme in Goa will be in selected
municipalities and panchayats of North Goa district in the first week of
September and in South Goa district in the third week of September
2013.
The target is to vaccinate 50000 dogs in 30 days in the states of
Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Rajasthan
and Assam. The programme will culminate in Assam on World Rabies Day.
Over a third of human cases of rabies in the world are reported from
India. Dog bites are most often the cause of rabies. The majority of the
people who die of rabies are from the poor and marginal communities.
Due to fear of the disease, thousands of dogs have been indiscriminately
and inhumanely killed every year across India, without bringing any
solution to the problem of rabies.
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