Anti-rabies vaccination drive: 17,000 doses ready in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district

Pet owners have to hurry up as there are as many as 17,000 doses of anti-rabies vaccines ready to be administered to pet dogs in Kadapa district.

Launching an anti-rabies vaccination drive on the occasion of ‘World Zoonosis Day’ at the veterinary polyclinic in Kadapa on Sunday (July 6, 2025), district Collector Sridhar Cherukuri called upon pet owners to make use of the facility.

He also gave a clarion call to the animal activists to help spread the message so that the doses are put to productive use during the free vaccination drive period.

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Recalling the origin of the day when the first vaccine was administered on July 6, 1885 by Louis Pasteur to a boy bitten by a rabid dog, he called upon pet owners to make out a point to get their family members vaccinated, in view of their closeness with pet animals, and as such, a higher risk of virus spread through potential bites.

Mr. Sridhar also called upon veterinarians, who also stay in the midst of animals, to make it mandatory to get vaccinated periodically to steer clear of risks. Marking the ‘Fodder week’ observed from July 7 to 14, the Collector formally released a poster brought out by the Department of Animal Husbandry.