Animal Welfare League vaccinated 198 animals in Sokode Communities in the Volta Region to celebrate World Rabies Day in 2023

Animal Welfare League is an animal advocacy organisation dedicated to improving animal welfare in Ghana. They aim to address legislative challenges, uphold institutional and corporate responsibilities for better animal welfare, and develop policies to enhance community and public capacity for creating a better world for animals.

Animal Welfare League, in collaboration with the Veterinary Services Directorate in the Volta Region, identified a distressed community that had reported five suspected cases of rabies in animals. Unfortunately, the suspected animals were killed and disposed of before veterinary investigations could confirm the cases.

The Sokode area comprises five communities: Etoe, Ando, Bagel, Lokoe, and Gbogame, hosting the main campus of the University of Health and Allied Sciences with an estimated population of 40,000 people.

To celebrate World Rabies Day in 2023 with the theme “Rabies: All for 1, One Health for All,” Animal Welfare League collaborated with the School of Veterinary Medicine at KNUST and the Veterinary Services Directorate. They conducted a free rabies vaccination exercise and provided education on dog-bite prevention in four communities within the Sokode Area in the Ho municipality of the Volta region. Through this effort, 198 pets (124 dogs and 74 cats) were vaccinated against rabies.