PHNOM PENH, 31st August 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodia, Laos,
Vietnam and Thailand are considering plans to halt imports and exports
of dogs for five years to curb rabies, VietNamNet Bridge reported
Saturday.
"Trading dogs for meat is increasingly widespread in
the region," the report said, noting a link to outbreaks of diseases
such as spiral worm, cholera and rabies.
Officials from the four
countries have recommended "assessing the risk of the relationship
between the bulk transport of dogs and the spread of rabies and
promoting the implementation of the current provisions on the illegal
transport of dogs.
"Countries in the region also wanted international organizations to support them with technical , manpower and financial resources to consolidate the capabilities to eliminate rabies."
The report said dog meat was industry worth millions of dollars in profits for dog smugglers.
"The
rabies situation has become more serious - especially this year. One of
the main reasons is smuggling of dogs across the border," Vietnamese
Department of Health Deputy Director Nguyen Thu Thuy was quoted as
saying.
STRANGE DOGS IN HANOI
The report said nearly 90 people in Soc Son district in Hanoi had recently been bitten by dogs.
"These
were strange dogs which were tall, thin, short-haired, in yellow or
light gray or ray and black. In particular, these dogs were very
aggressive. They attacked anyone, anywhere," the report said.
"The
local authorities set up nine teams, each team consisting of more than
30 people to hunt and kill these dogs. They also constantly used
loudspeakers to alert people of the strange dogs."
In Vietnam
alone, the report said, nearly nine million people are suspected of
being bitten by rabid dogs resulting in almost 4,000 deaths between 1991
and 2010.
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