Soi Dog Foundation joins forces with government agency to combat rabies

Phuket, Thailand – Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, along with representatives from key agencies, recently visited the Soi Dog Foundation shelter in Mai Khao, Phuket. This visit followed a ‘Rabies Network Development’ workshop held in Phuket Town, focusing on establishing Phuket as Thailand’s first rabies-free province.

A major topic of discussion during the visit was Soi Dog’s impressive sterilization and vaccination program known as CNVR (Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return). Since its establishment in 2003, this program has successfully spayed/neutered and vaccinated over 950,000 stray animals, making it the largest initiative of its kind globally. The program’s efforts have contributed to a…