Dear Eknath, Congrats on the super fast action!
Let us call for a meeting along the lines of your 'Clean Saligao' initiative. We can then ask villagers to volunteer for the data collection. Along with our children Tarika and Suhail, we will work with Florie Vaz our Panchayat Member and others like Nicholas Sequeira to look after our section of Sonarbhatt. We already know that we have 9 dogs from the beginning of our lane till Lourdes Convent. It should not be a problem if volunteers 'get' their respective elected Panchas to work with them (should be the other way around, really!). The dog population around the Garbage Dump<http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=15.529631&lon=73.783257&z=16&m=b> (see bald patch which is a sea of plastics, in the centre of the pic), m-m-m-m! Now that is a tough one! As we know, one ex-Chief Ministerial solution originating in the village, a quarter of a century ago, was to shoot the lot. But that would be construed as 'caninecide' or 'doggicide' and in this day and age, is not an acceptable solution. But seriously, with those dogs partying daily with foxes who are the aboriginals of Saligao's hills and who are known rabies-carriers, we do have a potential epidemic sitting on our heads, literally. We have no clue of how to get rabies shots into a population of wild dogs. Eknath, we will have to consult the animal experts or the Goa Chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to advise us. But if the wild dogs can be caught for an anti-rabies shot, then one possibility is to spay and return them to the same location. Let us keep thinking of solutions... Warm regards and solidarity. M&M. On 2 July 2013 15:03, eknath oraskar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Mario > > > > Greetings!!!! > > > > I have already started working on this programme since last 4 days. House > to house survey will be conducted to register the dogs. Please contact your > ward member in this regard. Once we have the data on the number of Dogs in > our village, I will anounce the date for the drive. > > > > We will set up about 5 centres in Saligao for dogs vacination programme. > > > > Please cooperate. > > > > I am trying to figure out a solution for all the dogs near the Garbage > area. > > > > Regards > > Eknath. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: muriel&mario > > Sent: 07/02/13 10:45 AM > > To: saligao-net > > Subject: Fwd: Announcement of Mission Rabies > > > Dear Saligaokaram, > > Can we have animal and dog lovers to the fore please! > > We have pets and strays in the village...and of course, colonies of them > around Calangute's mega-garbage dump, on our hill above the Salmona Spring. > > MLA Dilip Parulekar, Sarpanch Ekanath along with the Saligao Panchayat, > can you lead and coordinate this effort? > > Warm regards and solidarity. > > M&M. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: savio desouza <[email protected]> > Date: 2 July 2013 10:04 > Subject: Announcement of Mission Rabies > To: "muriel&mario" <[email protected]> > > > Muriel&Mario > > > > Just forwarding a note from Norma Alvares regarding rabies > > Hope it can be used in our village. > > > > Ciao. > > > > Savio D'Souza, > > Donvaddo. > > Saligao. > > > > *Announcement of Mission Rabies* > > *Press Note* > > Animal welfare organisations in Goa, in association with the Animal > Welfare Board of India, Worldwide Veterinary Service and Dogs Trust, will > launch *Mission Rabies* – an all-India, mass canine vaccination programme > – in Goa on 1st September 2013. > > The target is to vaccinate 50,000 dogs in 30 days in the states of Goa, > Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Rajasthan and > Assam. The programme will culminate in Assam on World Rabies Day – > 28thSeptember, 2013. > > Over a third of the reported human cases of rabies in the world occur in > India. Rabies is not a notifiable disease in many states of the country. > Dog bites are most often the cause of rabies. The majority of the people > who die of rabies are from the poorer and marginal communities. Due to fear > of the disease, thousands of dogs have been indiscriminately and inhumanely > killed every year across India, without bringing any solution to the > problem of rabies. > > The World Health Organisation states that mass canine vaccination > programmes are most effective measures of controlling rabies in both dogs > and humans. Mission Rabies will not only kick start a three-year campaign > of sustained vaccination, targeting a total of 2 million dogs in India, but > also provide surgical training for long-term implementation of the Animal > Birth Control (ABC) programme to tackle the problem of over population of > street dogs. > > The project will also set up the country’s first India National Rabies > Network, supplying cheap effective vaccines nationwide and recording their > usage, so that mapping of vaccination coverage across India will become a > reality. Supported by a highly equipped and customized Mercedes Zetros 6x6, > the world’s most high-tech, all-terrain, self-sufficient mobile veterinary > hospital vehicle, the Mission Rabies team comprising veterinarians, animal > handlers and volunteers from India and overseas, will visit check points > across the country, carrying out training and essential outreach services > to improve both animal and human welfare. > > The implementation of the programme in Goa will be in selected > municipalities and panchayats of North Goa district in the first week of > September and in South Goa district in the third week of September. > > The co-ordinator of Mission Rabies for Goa is Dr. Astrid Almeida, > Veterinary Director of International Animal Rescue. > > As the Mission Rabies programme also targets pet dogs, especially the > local mixed-breeds (*gavnti*) which rarely stay within compound walls and > are generally not vaccinated, the municipal councils and village panchayats > selected for the programme have been requested to conduct a census of pet > dogs in their areas, so that both strays and pet dogs can be vaccinated in > the target areas. > > Any municipal councils or village panchayats who want the Mission Rabies > programme implemented in their jurisdictions are requested to contact > International Animal Rescue at 2268328 / 2268272 or People for Animals at > 2256479 / 2263305 at the earliest. > > Residents of areas which are over populated with dogs should persuade > their village panchayats / municipalities to avail of the free vaccination > provided under the Mission Rabies programme. > > Worldwide Veterinary Service and Dogs Trust, who are the sponsors of the > programme, are the largest dog welfare charities in the UK, with India > offices in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. > > Issued by Ms. Norma Alvares > > Member – Animal Welfare Board of India > > -- > *Our blog anOTHERgoa is now** active...* > ................................................................ > there *is* *anOTHERgoa* > at <http://www.an*OTHER*goa.blogspot.in<http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in> > > > & <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa> > > ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > muriel & mario, > c/o FULKAR, > 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. > bardez. goa. 403511. > tel: 0832-2278276 / 2409999 > <anothergoa AT gmail.com> > > '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' > > > -- *Our blog anOTHERgoa is now** active...* ................................................................ there *is* *anOTHERgoa* at <http://www.an*OTHER*goa.blogspot.in <http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in>> & <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa> ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' muriel & mario, c/o FULKAR, 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-2278276 / 2409999 <anothergoa AT gmail.com> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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