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During the week of the much-anticipated
Ethiopian millennium in September 2007, the
mayor of Addis Ababa announced a “dog
poisoning campaign” to eradicate rabies in
the new millennium. When HSI confirmed the
announcement, we immediately asked our
online advocates to help us protest this
inhumane plan, which we knew would be not
only cruel but also ineffective.
Over 6,000 people responded, bombarding
the mayor of Addis Ababa with letters urging
him to rethink this misguided campaign.
Happily, he listened.
Thanks to strong international pressure
from all of our HSI online advocates, the
local government is now open to
communication with Humane Society
International regarding the development of a
humane approach to the street dog
overpopulation problem and of course, the
rabies issue. HSI will support Ethiopian
organization Homeless Animal Protection
Society (HAPS) in Addis Ababa, as well as
work with government veterinary clinics
throughout the city to implement humane
means of animal control.
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