CANGGUWEEKLY
No.312/20Jan-27Jan2023
NomorefeedingstraydogsinLegian,offcialwarns
Martiniwasquotedby Kumparanassayingthatthe newruleswentintoeffectlast weekamidarecentrabies scareandtoensurebeachesin theareaarekeptclean.
“Beforethisthereweremany straydogswithoutownersand werelookedafterbydoglovers whofedthem[onthespot],” PutuEkasaid.
“It’sunclearwhetherstraydogs havebeenvaccinatedornot.”
animalshelters,”shesaid.
Fourpeople,includingtwo foreignnationals,were reportedlybittenbystraydogsin Legianlastmonth.Thedogsin thesecaseslatertestedpositive forrabies.
Whenaskedaboutthenew rules,BaliAnimalWelfare Association(BAWA)founderand directorJaniceGirarditold Coconutsthatvaccinatingand sterilizingwouldbetheanswer forrabiescontrol.
Itisnowforbiddentofeedstray dogsinLegianasthepopular touristarea’sadministrationis lookingtocurbthespreadof rabies.Abandoningdogsinthe areaisalsonowoffcially bannedbylocalauthorities.
Aposteroutliningthenewrules wasphotographedandhasmade theroundsonlinerecently.An offcialhasnowconfrmedthat theposterandthenewrulesare legit.
LegianDistrictChiefPutuEka
PutuEkasaidthatstraydogs oftendroptheirwasteonthe streets.Sheaddedthatthe districtoffcehadhopedthat dogloversadoptedthestrays insteadofjustfeedingthemon thestreet.
Amidthenewrules,PutuEka saidtheoffceisworkingclosely withlocalanimalsheltersto relocatethedogs.
“Feelfreetofeedtheminthe
“Feedingdogssocializesthe dogs,makingiteasytocatch themforrabiesvaccinations, healthtreatmentsand sterilization.Thatistheanswer torabiescontrolalthoughit takesalotofeffortandall sectorsworkingtogether,”she said.T
(Coconuts.co)
FourRussiannationalswere injuredaftertheircarplunged25 metersoveracliffyesterdayin Buleleng,withthepolice suspectingbrakefailureasthe likelycauseoftheaccident.
BulelengPolicespokesmanI GedeSumarjayasaidyesterday eveningthatthecarthatwas drivenby26-year-oldDenis Pereverzincrashedataround
1:30pmyesterdayonDesa RoadinTigawasaVillage.
Pereverzinreportedlysuffered scrapesonhisarmsandlegs. Perthisarticle’spublication,he isbeingtreatedatParamasidhi SingarajaHospital.
Onepassenger,54-year-old DenisKruchenov,sufferedcuts onhisforeheadaswellas
bruisesonhischest.Another passengerwhohasbeen identifedbyherfrstnameonly, Irina,52,reportedlysuffereda brokenleg.
Athirdpassenger,Evgeniya,31, sufferedwoundsonherleftleg.
Allvictimswereconsciousby thetimeofthisarticle’s publication.
“Theaccidenthappened, allegedly,becausethedriver wasnotcarefulandcouldnot controlthecar.Itissuspected thatthebrakedidnotfunction properly[andthedriver]didnot mastertheconditionofthe road,”Sumarjayasaid,adding thatPereverzinholdsan internationaldriver’slicense.
(Coconuts.co)
