Sarawak considering cat licensing to reduce rabies cases

Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian (left) looking at a rabies poster at the Rabies in Borneo conference in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak may introduce cat licensing as a measure to combat rabies, says Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian.

The Deputy Premier said this was in view of recent rabies deaths involving cat bites or scratches.