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KUCHING: Dog owners in Sarawak have been reminded to get their pets vaccinated against rabies or face action under the Veterinary Public Health Ordinance.
State Veterinary Services Department director Dr Adrian Susin Ambud said dogs in Sarawak must be vaccinated yearly in accordance with the Anti-Rabies Vaccination Order.
He said dog owners who failed to comply with the order could be fined up to RM2,500 under Section 40(7) of the Ordinance. Dogs without evidence of vaccination may be detained or removed under this section, he said in a statement on Wednesday (March 17).
This comes after two more people were reported to have died from rabies in Sarawak on March 13, bringing the number of fatalities to 31 since an outbreak was declared in the state in 2017.
Published on: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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KUCHING: Sarawak has banned the importation of pigs, pork and pork products from Sabah with immediate effect following report that eight out of 13 pigs sampled from Pitas, Sabah tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF).
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Modernisation of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas
(pic) said the ban was made under Section 8 of the Sarawak Veterinary Public Health Ordinance 1999.
“The public are advised not to buy or bring in any pork and pork products from Sabah or any neighbouring countries. Anyone who contravenes this Import Ban Order or imports any animal or animal product without permit commits an offence (under Section 9 of the Ordinance) and can be fined up to RM50,000 and/or imprisonment for two years (upon conviction),” he said in a statement.
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KUCHING, Feb 22 Sarawak today banned the importation of pork and pork products from Sabah following reports that eight out of 13 pigs sampled from Pitas, Sabah had tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF).
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas advised the public not to buy or bring in any pork and pork products from Sabah or any neighbouring countries.