UP’s veterinary staff put World Rabies Day into practice in communities in the Moloto-area

Abstract

28 September 2022 marked the 16th World Rabies Day. This year’s theme was “Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths”, highlighting the connection of the environment with both people and animals. Staff of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital (OVAH), the teaching hospital of the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science participated in the world-wide rabies day activities by visiting informal settlements in the Moloto-area north-east of Onderstepoort. The team, consisting of a veterinarian and six veterinary nurses from the OVAH, joined forces with a local animal welfare organisation, Pawesome Whacky Whiskers which has been active in the area for many years, getting to know and earning the trust of the people living in the settlements.