Stray dogs should be handled with compassion

Veterinary officer administering a rabies vaccine on a dog during the large-scale exercise at Bau Civil Center. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

IT is extremely sad that another victim has succumbed to rabies in Sarawak, raising the death toll to six since July last year.

Our government’s move to make it mandatory for dog owners to get their pets vaccinated annually and its efforts to raise public awareness to fully support the vaccination programme to curb the rabies outbreak are truly commendable.