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Animal welfare group expands efforts to control rabies with new Watamu branch

A German Shepherd guard dog at James Nkonge's farm in Igoji, Meru. [File, Standard]

Rabies continues to pose a serious public health threat in Kenya, claiming hundreds of lives every year despite being entirely preventable through vaccination.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the disease kills an estimated 500 Kenyans annually.

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