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Worldwide, there are 59,000 humane deaths per year. In Tanzania alone, 1,500 people die each year. 40% of the fatalities are children. Rabies is 99% transmitted through dog bites. Rabies is 100% preventable through vaccination.
Together with our partner organizations of Vétérinaires sans Frontières International, we have been fighting...
Dog bites are the most common cause of rabies transmission to humans, accounting for 99%. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus kills 59,000 people worldwide every year, 20,000 of them in India alone. 40% of the fatalities are children.
Free-roaming dogs often come into conflict with humans. In search of water and food, they seek out the vicinity of human settlements. But humans are often afraid of strays. The consequences are mistreatments in which the animals are seriously injured or even die.
Many stray dogs lack water, food, and adequate shelter from heat or cold. In many countries, their populations are limited by trapping and killing. In addition, thousands are shot, poisoned or skinned for fun and die a slow, agonizing death.
The AFSA (Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa) invites you to a series of online webinars in September and October, exploring the many ways Agroecology can provide sustainable African solutions to the multiple crises we face.
The topics:
14. September 2023: Our Land is Our Life: Agroecology versus industrial land use
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There are an estimated 750 million stray dogs worldwide. For years, Veterinarians without Borders has been committed to helping street dogs in crisis areas, such as South Sudan, or in countries like India, which has one of the largest stray dog populations in the world with 35 million dogs. Together with our cooperation partners, we provide urgent help for street dogs in crisis areas and...
This week, vets are vaccinating pets as usual and donating half of the vaccination proceeds to Veterinarians without Borders. This year the donations will go to our project CARE 4 DOGS - Medical help for street dogs.
The network VSF International, of which Veterinarians Without Borders Austria is a member, has long been contributing to the eradication of rabies. The measures include, among other things,
Zero by 2030 is a joint plan by WHO, FAO, OIE and GARC to eliminate rabies worldwide. The goal is to end human deaths from dog-mediated rabies by 2030. <link...
Die Plattform "Österreichische Tierärztinnen & Tierärzte für Tierschutz" lädt zur 13. ÖTT-Tagung.
Wann?
4. Mai 2023
Wo?
Festsaal der Vetmeduni Wien & online
Alle Details sowie das Programm als PDF finden Sie hier.
Nach den Wahlen vom 29. Oktober war Tansania fast eine Woche lang vollständig von der Außenwelt...
Während in Tansania nach den Wahlen Chaos und Gewalt herrschten, blieb das Thema in...
In Tansania ist es nach den Präsidentschaftswahlen vom 29. Oktober zu schweren Unruhen gekommen....
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Luka Moreto ist Maasai. Sein Traum war es, als erster der Parakuyo-Maasai...
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Faustine stammt aus Tansania und gehört zum Volk der Buschmänner – einer...
Our Tanzanian employee John Laffa wishes all supporters and friends of Veterinarians without...