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The mayor of Health, Antonia Lopez, has indicated that people who can not take care of their pets can deliver at the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria every Wednesday morning during July and August
The councilman of Health of the City of Lorca, Antonia Lopez, reported that on Wednesday begins the season of summer collection of pets and adoption of dogs and cats.
The initiative comes on the heels of the City of Lorca, has been held at the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria for several years due to increased dropout that occurs in the summer in our town.
The mayor explained that every Wednesday from Wednesday 18 July to 29 August between 11:00 am and 13:00 noon, will take the collection of animals from those owners who wish to dispose of them for failing to address them.
Anyone who wishes may also come to the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria and that the City of Lorca, through the company that has contracted for this purpose, facilitate the adoption of dogs and cats.
The councilman said that "with this campaign to collect animals were attempting to avoid or reduce the dropout on the streets of animals. It is intended that these animals may have a new family to look after them as they deserve. Although the collection and animal adoption takes place throughout the year, the summer initiative in previous years has resulted in some success, getting to take more than fifty animals. In addition, the company handles the transfer and their maintenance in the facilities it has for this purpose as well as the removal of dead animals in public areas. "
Antonia Lopez indicated that of 39 animals collected last summer managed to give up for adoption at this point the fairground to 13 animals.
The program works so that the owners of the animals are kept in the center as the company collects, are given a health examination, and administering vaccines desparasitándolos if they are puppies.
In the center are cared for animals all day by one or more people working for the company and some citizen volunteers who come to assist.
Antonia Lopez has encouraged all concerned to come to take your pet to the fairgrounds in Santa Quiteria.
From the Municipal has also launched a telephone service linked to the health department.
In this way any person wishing to request a service from this campaign please call 968 466 542.
Those who wish to give your pet should also be addressed to the said premises.
Lopez recalled that "having a pet is not a game and you have obligations, so you have to have it identified, collect their excrement, census of potentially dangerous animals.
Vaccination against canine Leishmania to eradicate the disease
Councilmember of Health has encouraged all dog owners to vaccinate their pets against canine leishmaniasis, a disease that was being deadly to dogs until recently and for which a vaccine is available that prevents very high degree of effectiveness.
The aim is to eradicate the disease by vaccinating animals progressive.
This should be directed to your veterinarian to be informed in detail about it.
It is a disease caused by the parasite Leishmania, transmitted to dogs by the sandfly insect bites (a type of mosquito).
This parasitic disease, which can be fatal and transmitted to humans, a high lifetime risk for dogs in the Mediterranean basin, where there are an estimated 2.5 million infected dogs.
In the case of our country every year are detected five new cases of leishmaniasis infantum per hundred dogs.
The most common symptoms are fever, hair loss, weight loss, skin ulcers, arthritis and severe renal impairment.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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