Aaron and Danny are trekking the 205 mile length of the Offa's Dyke path to raise money for veterinary charities that have a big impact on human health in developing countries.

Please feel free to join us for any part of the route!!

50,000 people a year worldwide die from rabies.

96% of human cases are a result of being bitten by infected dogs.  It is predominantly children in poor areas who get bitten. 

The charity Help in Suffering based in Jaipur, India, have been running an animal birth control programme to capture, vaccinate, neuter and release the street dogs to eradicate rabies and control breeding.

 

As a result of this project there has not been a single human case of rabies in that area since 2002.

 

Funding has been stretched in recent years. If the vaccination coverage of street dogs drops below 70% there is a significant chance that rabies could spread to humans once again. 

 

The charity also treats the beasts of burden (horses, donkeys and camels) of the poorest people who cannot afford veterinary treatment but who are completely dependent on their animals for a living.

They also numerous cases of wildlife, including several species of monkey.

 

http://www.his-india.in/ABC.aspx