00:00It's Christmas!
00:06It's not Christmas yet, but some fur babies in Quezon City have already given birth
00:10as a sign of World Rabies Day.
00:13There are also reminders from fur parents as a sign of care.
00:17That's what we're aiming for.
00:22Faye's arrival was calm and swift from her pet cat, Hoshi.
00:26We were at the vet and he took a skin sample.
00:31I didn't see that he was already agitated or something.
00:34The vet said he would give instructions.
00:36I was petting him.
00:38Then he scratched me.
00:40The wounds are long and deep.
00:42His pet cat has an annual anti-rabies shot.
00:46But he immediately went to the hospital to make sure.
00:49My bite was category 3.
00:52So category 3, because he's agitated.
00:55My cat has anti-rabies.
00:57He's in their cat.
00:58And he's my cat.
00:59But this bite, he's so deep.
01:04She also did another test on him
01:06to make sure that he didn't get an infection from the cat's fur.
01:10The Bartonella Henselae Bacteria Test.
01:13And that is a cat scratch disease.
01:17I still haven't gotten a result from that.
01:20The Quezon City Veterinary Department said
01:22that even if the pets are always at home,
01:25the pet owners should not complain.
01:27How sure are we that they don't know how to crawl under the gate
01:30or they don't know how to cross the gate,
01:32especially if the pet is a cat.
01:34So we could never take the risk.
01:37This year, as of September 14,
01:40the Department of Health reported 354 rabies cases.
01:44The government's target for 2030
01:46is that no one will die from rabies.
01:49That's why World Rabies Day is reminding the public
01:52to fight against rabies.
01:54We are talking to our fellow countrymen
01:58to bring your dogs for vaccination.
02:01Rabies is fatal, it's dangerous,
02:03it's harmful to our pets, to us humans.
02:09In Barangay Bagbag in Quezon City,
02:11more than 200 volunteers conducted a large-scale rabies vaccination.
02:16Free rabies!
02:19We are now with the other volunteer veterinarians,
02:24students and those who want to help.
02:28We are now going home here in Barangay Bagbag in Quezon City
02:32to invite the pet owners to give free vaccination
02:36to their dogs and cats.
02:39For GMA Integrated News,
02:41Nico Juaje, for Tutok 24 Hours.
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