Rabies Claims Three Lives In Bangkok

[george]

Hot dogs and rabies

Rabid mutts claim three lives in Bangkok; free vaccination and sterilisation for strays offered

BANGKOK: -- Construction sites are the worst hotspots for rabid dogs, said Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Health Office deputy chief Wanthanee Wattana yesterday.

Rabies has claimed the lives of three people in Bangkok this year, in Wang Thong Lang and Bang Khunthien districts, compared to the previous rate of just one death for each of the past two years, she said. One of the victims in Bang Khunthien was a youth bitten by a puppy at a construction site, she said. In the summer heat, dogs were more prone to attack people approaching them, which meant a higher risk of catching rabies in the hot season, she added.

Construction site danger

A survey has found that construction sites carry the biggest risk, as workers often raise dogs without having them vaccinated and let them roam freely. The BMA has started providing free rabies vaccinations and sterilisation for pet dogs to try and deal with the problem.

The Prawet Animal Control Centre reports that each day it gets about 30 complaints of stray dogs and captures between four and 30. The district with most complaints in the period from last October until this February was Bang Kapi at 79 cases, closely followed by Lat Phrao at 73 cases and Chatuchak and Bang Khen at 65 cases. The centre currently holds 250 stray dogs.

-- Xpress/The Nation 2009-03-13

[angiud]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

[malcy]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

GOOD !

[dumball]

There was an article a few years back that said Bangkok was going to 'Cull' some 200,000 stray dogs that were a menace and disgrace to the city , wonder what happened to that idea ? Somebody could not resist the 'Pull' of a new Merc I imagine

[thaicbr]

pack em up and send them to Vietnam... they make for good eating especially if they are black.. gives a fella a big wong. Thats what they believe anyway.

[Goshawk]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

GOOD !

agreed..

Rabies leads to a particularly horrible death...

[gwynt]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

GOOD !

agreed..

Rabies leads to a particularly horrible death...

Back streets in pattaya are the worse I have seen in thailand.

In Phuket there is an organisation that neuters and cares for stray dogs to good effect..

[mrtoad]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

GOOD !

Agree with that. Our Soi has a problem with the Soi Dogs, and is compounded by one unthoughtful Somchai , who thinks it's appropriate to leave his dog out at night, so between 11pm and 8am, you need to take a car down through the Soi as the his black dog has a penchant of chasing after people, not a nice dog. It has one more chance in my book, otherwise, it's going to be getting a rat poison steak.

[Scott]

I love animals, but strays are such a menace and they don't have a particularly pleasant life--being hit by cars and then left to die. Then there are the diseases they carry. Very sad. A lot needs to be done to control the population of strays.

[Sisaketmike]

Hot dogs and rabies

Rabid mutts claim three lives in Bangkok; free vaccination and sterilisation for strays offered

BANGKOK: -- Construction sites are the worst hotspots for rabid dogs, said Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Health Office deputy chief Wanthanee Wattana yesterday.

Rabies has claimed the lives of three people in Bangkok this year, in Wang Thong Lang and Bang Khunthien districts, compared to the previous rate of just one death for each of the past two years, she said. One of the victims in Bang Khunthien was a youth bitten by a puppy at a construction site, she said. In the summer heat, dogs were more prone to attack people approaching them, which meant a higher risk of catching rabies in the hot season, she added.

Construction site danger

A survey has found that construction sites carry the biggest risk, as workers often raise dogs without having them vaccinated and let them roam freely. The BMA has started providing free rabies vaccinations and sterilisation for pet dogs to try and deal with the problem.

The Prawet Animal Control Centre reports that each day it gets about 30 complaints of stray dogs and captures between four and 30. The district with most complaints in the period from last October until this February was Bang Kapi at 79 cases, closely followed by Lat Phrao at 73 cases and Chatuchak and Bang Khen at 65 cases. The centre currently holds 250 stray dogs.

-- Xpress/The Nation 2009-03-13

Penn arrai?

Just them to Nakhon Panom or other destinations and the local people will eat them. They make a good sausage too......arroi dee maak lui. chock dee na khrap tuuk maa.........

[eastlight]

This will allow Thai government to kill thousands of stray dogs.

GOOD !

Give me a gun and I'll start on the *******s this afternoon!

[bkkjames]

I think they should be rounded up and sent to Sakhon (sp).