Stray Dogs In Mukomuko District To Be Culled

Mukomuko (Antara Bali) - Mukomuko district's animal husbandry office is planning to exterminate 2,000 stray dogs in the region to prevent the spreading of a rabies outbreak, a spokesman said.

"The extermination will be conducted gradually, starting in the first quarter and lasting until  the fourth quarter of the year," Elssandi, the head of Mukomuko district's animal husbandry and agriculture office said here on Thursday.

He said the district administration had allocated Rp50 million from its budget to purchase Strychnine alkaloid to poison the stray dogs.

However, before conducting the culling operations  officials from the animal husbandry and agriculture office  would explain the program to local residents.

Elsandi called on owners of dogs in Mukomuko district to tie up their pets to avoid being poisoned.(IGT)