Central Jakarta Food Security, Maritime and Agriculture Sub-agency holds a free anti rabies vaccination at Kramat Urban Village office from Monday (4/5) to Tuesday (4/7).

Sub-agency's Head Section of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Syafry Edwar said this vaccination aims to provide immunity or antibodies against rabies-transmitting animals kept by residents, such as dogs, cats, monkeys and ferrets.

"We hold a free routine vaccination service every year to prevent residents' pets from contracting rabies, thus protecting Central Jakarta residents from contracting this disease," he said, Monday (4/6).

According to Syafri, on the first day, 107 pets were recorded as having received the vaccine, consisting of 96 cats, 10 dogs and a monkey.

Apart from vaccination, his party also held a cat and dog sterilization program to control the population of rabies-transmitting animals in Central Jakarta.

"Over the next month, rabies vaccination services will target six urban villages in Senen District," he added.

Wahyuni (35), a resident of Kramat, said she brought her dog and cat to get free anti rabies vaccination.

"I regularly take my pet cats and dogs to get free rabies vaccinations,* she admitted.