In the escalating effort to eliminate stray dog populations and stem the spread of rabies, officials in the regency of Tabanan, West Bali are devising new tools that include modified air rifles to supplement the use of blow-darts to euthanize canines.
The head of the livestock section of the Tabanan Regency administration said, “The innovation is being undertaken to ease the elimination of stray dogs and to safeguard officials working in the field.”
As reported by Beritabali.com, the modified air rifles have been designed to allow officials to cull hard-to-catch stray dogs that have proven hard to eliminate using nets or blowguns.
Officials say that Bali’s stray dogs run whenever officials bring nets to catch them, while officials fear self-contamination with lethal poisons when using blowguns.
The modified air rifles are proving substantially more effective in deliver poisons to stray dogs in trial operations around the Kerambitan area of Tabanan.
The official budget to purchase strychnine, needles, and protective clothing is Rp. 100 million (US$47,400)
Acknowledging the elimination of stray dogs to eliminate rabies in Bali remains highly controversial, Tabanan officials have asked for public support by not allowing their dogs to run free.
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