A COMBINED team of council health inspectors, police service and veterinary department officers has gunned down a total of 46 stray dogs in Kalulushi.
The stray dogs, which were gunned down in Kalulushi, Chibuluma and Chambishi areas have been killed in a cropping exercise conducted three days in a row.
Kalulushi municipal council assistant public relations manager Beauty Undi said the cropping exercise of dogs had been necessitated by an increase of stray dogs patronising the streets in the district.
Ms Undi said the stray dogs were posing a health hazard to the people as most of them were not registered and vaccinated against rabies.
She said the dogs were not confined within the owner’s premises in accordance with the requirement under the Control of Dogs Act, Cap 247 of the Laws of Zambia.
Ms Undi said with the rising cases of dog bites, notably from stray dogs, it was a great concern to the local authority especially that it endangers the health and safety of the public.
“The Council will not only kill the purported stray dogs but it will also prosecute the owners of the dogs, charge penalties of K540 or face two years imprisonment or both as stipulated by the Control of Dogs Act, Cap 247 of the laws of Zambia, for failure to vaccinate, register and confine the dogs within the owners premises,” she said.
Ms Undi warned that the killing exercise of dogs would continue until the district is rid of stray dogs
Braii for our Chinese friends! Kunka mulilo!
These are Mulenga Sata’s Dogs. Remember he is a Dog seller.
@Dalitso, funny but right. Gather those dogs and hand them over to Chinese for animal husbandry or Prisoners who can care for them as pets, and later sell them.
Puppies just give them away to villagers in Mangango. Dogs from copperbelt are smart, they will hunt and they are playful not shy at all!!
Imagine those Mumbwa farmers walking with dog church boasting that my dog is from town!!
Good night doggies
Let this exercise extend to all the other towns In the province…
There is always accidents of shouting people whenever they are such inhuman practice. They only reporting 46 dogs, and how many people in process?