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Greater Jakarta: Pit bull to be put down if rabies positive

The Central Jakarta Maritime, Fisheries and Food Security Agency (KPKP) has quarantined a pit bull after it attacked a security guard in a residential complex in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Mon, December 17, 2018

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Greater Jakarta: Pit bull to be put down if rabies positive

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he Central Jakarta Maritime, Fisheries and Food Security Agency (KPKP) has quarantined a pit bull after it attacked a security guard in a residential complex in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta.

“The dog has been taken by the KPKP officials, it’s not in the neighborhood anymore,” Sawah Besar Police chief Comr. Mirzal Maulana said on Friday as reported by kompas.com.

Animal rescue organization Garda Satwa Indonesia secretary Anisa Ratna Kurnia said the dog would be in the facility for 14 days and checked by KPKP officials.

“If the tests for rabies or any other diseases come out negative, it will be returned to its owner. If it is rabies positive, it will be put down,” Anisa said adding that it was part of the procedure for dealing with rabies-prone animals such as dogs, cats and monkeys.

But putting the dog down would not settle the issue, as its owner should be held accountable, she said.

However, Mirzal said the security guard’s family had decided not to press charges against the owner. The decision came following a mediation forum initiated by local authorities. The owner had agreed to cover all the security guard’s medical expenses, Mirzal added.

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