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Responsible pet ownership key to rabies-free Philippines
Dogs are said to be man,s best friend. However, it is sad to know that dogs are the carriers of more than 99 percent of human rabies resulting to 55,000 deaths every year worldwide.
The culprit behind the increasing rabies cases and deaths is accounted to stray dogs. However, an expert from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Ms. Sarah Vallentine stressed, “We cannot address the problem on rabies by simply removing stray dogs in the street without addressing the problem in human behaviour.”
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