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The City Council of Alhama de Murcia, through its Department of Health has organized, as every year, has organized various campaigns on pets.
Under the name of "No rabies, microchipped," is running the campaign against rabies in dogs and cats, with the objectives of increasing the preventive measures of rabies control;
rabies vaccination all dogs residing in the town of Alhama de Murcia;
diagnose and control other diseases, including leishmaniasis and hydatid disease and raise awareness about their indispensable cooperation in the control of these diseases.
Another aim is to report on other measures that affect dogs, including the obligation to install them the microchip, to avoid the abandonment of excrement in the street and be licensed if the animal is potentially dangerous.
The term August 31, 2014 and vaccinations do in Alhama veterinary clinics.
This action is mandatory for dogs from three months and is recommended for cats over six months.
Other Information:
What is rabies?
Rabies, hydrophobia aka horror occurs because water is produced by infection of a rod-shaped virus to infect the central nervous system and produces acute encephalitis.
Attacks mammals, both wild and domestic, including humans.
In natural areas the bat is the main vector of rabies, while in urban areas it is the dog.
The best way to prevent the spread of this disease is vaccination of these animals.
The animals vaccinated for the first time will be given an official health card.
If vaccination is the second or subsequent owner of the animal shall be provided with the relevant health board.
Animals that met the minimum age for vaccination after the end of the campaign may go to any of the clinics cited for, without penalty, to proceed to it.
From the end date of the campaign all dogs whose owners do not have the health or vaccination card microchip may be collected as vagrants.
Of course, they can not travel on public roads if they are not covered by health insurance card properly filled.
No vaccination or failure to complete required treatment is considered a serious offense and can be punished with a fine of between 300 and 2,400 euros.
However, vaccination clinics costs in Alhama 20 euros if performed during the months of July and August and 24 if done during the rest of the year.
Microchipping:
The identification of dogs must be conducted by implanting a microchip, which is usually placed on the left side of the neck of the animal, to your ear.
This microchip contains a code that identifies the animal and its owner.
The time of vaccination may be the most appropriate to implement this identification system.
It is compulsory from the third month of life and after a month after purchase (if the animal has already turned three months old).
The identification of the animal is not a minor offense and is liable to a fine of between 30 and 300 euros.
The cost microchipping clinics in Alhama 38 euros.
If the microchip at the same time the vaccine is given clinics charge a special price of 50 euros is implanted during this campaign.
Locating a dog:
This is one of the advantages of microchip: locate the owner of an abandoned or lost or who may have to locate a missing dog.
Dog abandoned or lost: The local police or the company dedicated to the collection of abandoned or lost dogs identifies the animal through its microchip code and perform your search in the census dog of Alhama de Murcia.
So also located its owner.
The dog poop
The legislation requires the owner of a dog to remove excreta from public roads.
It's a matter of health and hygiene utmost importance, not only for aesthetic reasons or fall risks or dirt for other pedestrians, but also because the feces are home to numerous pathogens.
Since the law prohibits the circulation of a public road dog leash or chain and without being bound by its owner or possessor, you can not release the dog house to perform their physiological needs unchecked anywhere.
The removal of feces deposited on public roads a dog does not cost any money to its owner.
However the penalty for not withdrawing varies between 301 and 750 euros.
So pick up dog poop is like picking 300 euros.
Dangerous Animal:
Different breeds and sizes of dogs are listed as potentially dangerous.
Anyone who owns a dog with those characteristics must necessarily possess the so-called Municipal License Tenure Potentially Dangerous Animals.
Requested in the City and must be presented to obtain various documents, including a certificate of criminal, who handles the City Council, and liability insurance.
By granting the license the City charged 35 euros.
The fine for not having it varies between 2,404 and 15,025 euros.
Regulations:
Tenure Pets, ie, everything that has to do with the purchase of an animal identification, their vaccinations, driving on public spaces, etc:. Regional law 10/1990 of Protection of Animals Company, State Law 50/1999 on the Legal Status of Tenure of Potentially Dangerous Animals, Royal Decrees 287/2002 and 1.570/2007, which developed the Law and Municipal Ordinance on Protection and Keeping of Pets, 1998 amended in 2002.
Removal lee public roads, the Municipal street cleaning and Municipal Waste Management, 2012.
These standards are available for those who wish to consult the Department of Health of the City of Alhama.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alhama de Murcia
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