SAFI is planning a Rabies Day vaccination Drive cost to vaccinate street dogs in Hyderabad city. Estimated # of dogs to vaccinate 1000. Hyderabad has an estimated 3,60,000 total street dogs. India has around 20,000 rabies deaths a year. Dog bites, cause almost all the cases of rabies in India.
The vaccination drive not only focuses on dog health but human health as well. Rabies is 99% Fatal and 100% Preventable through vaccination. The drive also educates and reminds people what to do if they get bit. Because as soon as any physical symptoms of the disease appear, it is fatal.
The logistics of planning and implementing this camp is not an easy task!
We plan by alerting feeders, animal lovers, and residential owners to signup. We recruit volunteers to assist.
Each of our two teams has atleast one dog catcher, a vaccinator, a record keeper, and someone who applies paint to the dog once it is vaccinated so we do not vaccinate the same dog twice. If the dog cannot be caught by a local feeder or by using treats to bribe them, our trained catchers use their skills to trap them with a net.
We record how many dogs are vaccinated per area, if they are male or female, and if they have been spay/neuter or not. The goal is to hit at least 70% of the dogs in each area. 70% is the number needed to eradicate rabies.