![]() Kahmal meantime received 20 stitches at Metro along with a tetanus shot and he is now being monitored for rabies.Ĭopyright 2011 woio. The city went to the neighborhood looking for the pack of dogs but they didn't find them so they set out some traps and Wednesday morning they'll be out again, looking for the pack of wild dogs. People who have seen the dogs say at least three of them are pit bulls. Cleveland's new law isn't labeling them as vicious because of breed, it's more for the behavior. "One of them look like she just had puppies she trying to protect her puppies," said another neighbor. Residents think that same pack may be responsible for attacking Darby. "I remember the one time they attacked the one dude who was mowing his lawn," said one neighbor.Ī pack of wild dogs has been seen in a wooded area, in a construction zone and even in some abandoned homes. Neighbors are upset that the dogs are still running loose. The dogs ran off before Animal Control could get to the eastside neighborhood. It happened around 8AM Tuesday on Carson off of East 79th in Garden Valley.Ī neighbor called 911, nearby firefighters responded and found 13-year-old Kahmal Darby. They are also going to be involved in several spay-and-neuter clinics in the next four weeks.A teenager was attacked by a pack of wild dogs on Cleveland's east side and now people in the neighborhood say stray dogs are a growing problem. They are in charge of a major project to determine the density of feral dogs in Gondar. Yesterday two of our veterinary students arrived, Allie and Alexandra. This is one of the main reasons that Ohio State is leading the One Health program in Ethiopia, trying to curb such preventable deaths. It is estimated that 8,000-10,000 people die per year in Ethiopia of dog-associated rabies. Six species of wild cats (bobcat, cougar, Canada lynx, ocelot, jaguarundi and jaguar) are native to North America. There is a major problem of feral dogs in Gondar, which associated with the circulation of rabies is a big issue. that lasted 2 hours (a lot of barking and howling), there was very little time to sleep. ) Between a late World Cup game between Brazil and Croatia and a dog fight on the street at 1:00 a.m. I heard “ The wild dogs cry out in the night”… (Yes, another Toto quote. It was really cold and even some sections of the street disappeared. It rained very hard yesterday, including with some small hail.Įven though is great for the farmers, I could not avoid feeling sorry for the people in the streets wondering where to go in such weather (remember most people walk from point A to B). I bless the rains down in Africa … (if you do not recognize the quote, you are not a Toto fan!). There was a celebration on Thursday night to provide the certificates which were handled by the Dean of the Veterinary School and the vice-president of research, and of course more Ethiopian handshakes and hugs!! They have been working really hard the last two days:Īt the end, the training course was a success and they were really appreciative on the material and the course as a whole. Yesterday was especially interesting as I observed many “aha!!” moments for several of the participants. The last two days have been very intense and busy days trying to finish the program on time. Associate Professor and Director of Ohio State’s Veterinary Public Health Program
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