Chinese city kills 5,000 dogs
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/08/world/asia/china-dogs-rabies/index.html
This article, found on CNN, describes an outburst of rabies taking place in Hong Long, China. It is thought to have killed five people in addition to nearly five thousand dogs. Well over one hundred this and vaccinations have been provided to stop the rapid spread of the hurtful disease. Officials in China have even been vacinnating stray dogs in order to keep the death toll at a minimum. Rabies is a very contagious virus and can be spread through close contact with animals, typically through a deep cut or stratch. The illness spreads through the body's nervous system and breaks it down often causing a fatality. Rabies is a very serious disease for it can be dangerous as we have seen in Hong Kong this week.
This article strikes my attention because it comes off as the city in China is intentionally killing thousands of these animals. However, this is not the case. A form of rabies has been spreading and had had numerous human casualties as well but many deaths when it comes to animals. The news about the humans surprised me because I have always associated rabies with animals such as dogs and cats, I've very scarcely associated the disease with humans and here it is killing them. The article was very informative and provided the reader with much background knowledge about the incident. It just makes me mad that so many dogs are dying and there is very little china, or anyone/thing for that matter, can do.
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