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Hsinchu County Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Center holds a World Rabies Day promotion event every year, providing free rabies vaccination, microchip implantation and pet registration services, aiming to enhance public awareness of epidemic prevention and prevent the spread of rabies between humans and animals.
The Hsinchu County Animal Health and Epidemic Prevention Office stated that the free rabies vaccine on Saturday is limited to 600 doses, so furry children need to be vaccinated quickly. (File photo, taken by reporter Huang Meizhu)
Hsinchu County’s furry children will have an annual market event on Saturday (10th). The Hsinchu County Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Office’s annual “World Rabies Day Awareness Event ~ Furry Fight” event will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. that day. , limited to 600 doses, owners of furry children over 18 years old can bring relevant documents and bring their dogs and cats to receive free animal rabies vaccines on the same day. If they have not yet registered their pets, they can also complete the relevant procedures for free at the same time.
Director of the Animal Welfare Institute, He Zhifeng, said that as long as owners over 18 years old bring their ID cards to participate in the event on the same day, they can receive free microchip implantation and pet registration for their dogs and cats. As for the free dog and cat rabies vaccine, a total of 600 doses are limited. There will also be activities such as dog and cat adoption, pet fun competitions, and pet scissors on the day, allowing people to go to the fair with their furry children and gain multi-purpose benefits.
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Ho also said that although Taiwan is not currently a rabies epidemic area, the epidemic prevention work cannot be interrupted, so he calls on the public to abide by the "2 don'ts" when it comes to animals, that is: do not contact wild animals, do not abandon domestic pets, and take rabies vaccinations with dogs and cats at home every year to ensure that rabies will not spread between humans and animals. This not only protects furry children, but also protects family members.
On the morning of Saturday (10th), families with furry children in Hsinchu County should not forget to gather at the Hsinchu County Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Center to get rabies vaccinations once a year. (File photo, taken by reporter Huang Meizhu)
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