VNExpress-Apr 11
Hanoi will form 579 squads to capture stray dogs and cats for rabies prevention and require official pet ownership declarations. In accordance with a recently issued guideline for rabies prevention in the 2022-2030 period, the Hanoi People’s Committee requires people to declare ownership of dogs and cats to local authorities. They must also keep pets within the confines of their home, and pets must be on a leash and muzzled while going out, it added. Pets must regularly be vaccinated against rabies, and pet owners will have to pay fees from their own pockets if their pets are captured or culled by authorities, and to compensate people if they are harmed by these pets. Pets’ vaccination status must be updated at least twice a year by local People’s Committees. They must also prepare areas to keep captured pets. If no one comes for captured pets within 48 hours after announcements are made, their fates will be decided by authorities. By 2030, Hanoi aims to manage over 90 percent of families with pets and to ensure rabies vaccination rates are at over 90 percent. There should be no more casualties due to rabies by 2030, it added. The capital currently has around 421,000-493,000 dogs and cats. Many pet owners still let their pets go outside unmuzzled and unattended. Owners of stray dogs could be fined up to VND800,000 ($35). Read more at: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/
