Carita's wild dogs to be destroyed

Carita's wild dogs to be destroyed

PANDEGLANG, West Java: Thousands of wild dogs roaming the
Carita beach area and thought to be infected with rabies will be
destroyed in an effort to free the area of the disease.

"We hope tourists will feel more comfortable once the roaming
dogs have been put away," said spokesman of Pandeglang
administration Ahmad Ambari.

As reported by Antara, statistics at the local livestock
office showed that out of 12,956 dogs in the area, 7,741 were
considered wild.

The office defines wild dogs as those who roam freely without
an owner.

The month-long eradication campaign began Friday.

Asep Suprihat, head of the livestock office, said 3,805 dogs
would be given rabies vaccines while the others would be
exterminated.

"Even though there is strong suspicion of dogs with rabies,
thank God the Pandeglang area has not had any reports of dog
bites," he said. (10)