WSPA Animal Recovery continues in Myanmar

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Link: http://www.wspa.ca/news.asp?newsID=160

 

*10 June 2008: The WSPA DART team remains in Myanmar, delivering aid and

working with the FAO and local people to improve the health of animals that

survived Cyclone Nargis. The team provided us with an update today.*

 

The WSPA vets have seen cases of pneumonia and diarrhea in draught animals,

which could be a result of infectious diseases. There are also instances of

Foot and Mouth (FMD) and sporadic cases of Anthrax.

 

To combat these problems, the team is working on assessment and

interventions with the government livestock department, pairing our vets

with theirs to provide extra expertise and kit for treating the animals. To

date, WSPA has delivered US $10,000-worth of veterinary medicine to Myanmar.

 

Dr Ian Dacre, Disaster Management Director for WSPA Asia, commented on the

animals' health: " If you consider what these animals have gone through and

the considerable stress that they are under they are more susceptible to

disease. We will be looking to vaccinate. Following further samples we will

see what the needs are for parasite control. "

 

To battle weakness and malnutrition, 4,600 animals have been fed so far

using 120 metric tones of feed.

 

The DART team reported seeing primarily healthy dogs and cats that are

well-loved by their owners; abandonment of companion animals is not a

problem in the villages and townships they have visited so far. They have

not observed feral dogs and rabies is not currently an issue.

 

The WSPA team will soon be joined by four vets from Humane Society

International (HSI), who will work with us to bring immediate aid and to

promote the long-term recovery of animals and the communities that rely on

them.

 

*© WSPA*

 

 

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