Chennai launches anti-rabies drive to vaccinate two lakh stray dogs

Chennai wants to become a city free from rabies, a dangerous disease that can spread from dogs to people.

The city has started a big programme to help stray dogs, which are dogs that live on the streets.

Special teams catch the dogs using nets and give them a vaccine that protects them from rabies.

The dogs also get medicine for worms and other tiny parasites.

Each dog is marked with safe coloured paint so everyone can see it has been helped.

After that, the dogs are let go in the same place where they were found.

The programme plans to help about two hundred thousand dogs within 75 working days.

Thirty teams will work together to vaccinate around three thousand dogs every day.

People who have pet dogs and cats can also get free vaccines to protect their animals.

The campaign started in three areas of Chennai and will later cover the whole city.