Uvis São Miguel Paulista provides guidance for schools, veterinary clinics, the community and health professionals. It organises sterilization and anti-rabies vaccination campaigns for dogs and cats. In 2017, they vaccinated 39,659 cats and dogs, which was a 14% increase over the 2016 campaign. Uvis also sterilised over 1000 animals in 2016.
They provide guidance to schools, veterinary clinics, health professionals and the general public and carry out educational activities based around animal welfare and rabies prevention.
Uvis conducts epidemiological surveillance on rabies cases. Employees monitor incidences of bites and scratches by stray and wild animals. The organisation then follows up on these cases and ensures that post-exposure treatments are administered
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