
A woman carries her pet cats to receive free rabies vaccination during the national rabies awareness month in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
MANILA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Good health to pooches and purrs, and good luck for the beloved pets in Quezon City of the Philippines. On Monday, a lot of pet dogs and cats got free shots against rabies in the city northeast of the capital Manila.
Other free pet services included deworming treatment and microchipping. The city's effort to improve the health and management of pets is part of the national rabies awareness month in the Southeast Asian country.

A pet cat receives a free rabies vaccine in Quezon City, the Philippines, during the country's national rabies awareness month, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A man takes his pet dog to receive a free rabies vaccination during the national rabies awareness month in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A pet dog receives a free rabies vaccine in Quezon City, the Philippines, during the country's national rabies awareness month, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

People take their pet dogs to receive a free rabies vaccination during the national rabies awareness month in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A woman takes her pet cat to receive a free rabies vaccination during the national rabies awareness month in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A woman takes her pet cat to receive a free rabies vaccination during the national rabies awareness month in Quezon City, the Philippines, March 20, 2023.(Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

A pet cat is seen after receiving a free rabies vaccine in Quezon City, the Philippines, during the country's national rabies awareness month, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) ■












