Hiby Elly, Tasker Lou
Independent Consultant, Cambridge CB23 7EJ, UK.
Independent Consultant, Derbyshire DE7 4QQ, UK.
Vet Sci. 2018 Feb 6;5(1):18. doi: 10.3390/vetsci5010018.
Dog-mediated human rabies can be eliminated through mass dog vaccination. Despite leading authorities in human and animal health uniting to advance effective and humane rabies control, some governments resort to lethal methods, which are unethical, often inhumane and ineffective. To end the inhumane culling of dogs in response to rabies, World Animal Protection launched 'Red Collar'; a five-year campaign (2011-2016) that worked with governments to promote the implementation of mass dog vaccination for rabies control. We present the findings from a qualitative evaluation of 'Red Collar', conducted both regionally and with national focus on Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, the Philippines and Zanzibar, Tanzania. Through semi-structured interviews and written contributions from stakeholders ( = 54), we compared perceptions of changes with stated campaign goals to capture recommendations for future work. The campaign successfully generated momentum for implementation of mass dog vaccination by targeted governments. Lessons learned were established: Value of a consistent animal welfare 'voice'; the need to explore the motivations behind culling; the need to capacity build; time required for the 'ripple effect' to inspire humane control in other countries; importance of monitoring and evaluation of indicators; time and effort required for exit strategies and prior preparation for a robust response to culling.
通过大规模犬类疫苗接种可以消除犬介导的人类狂犬病。尽管人类和动物卫生领域的主要权威机构联合起来推进有效且人道的狂犬病防控，但一些政府仍采取致命手段，这些手段不道德，往往不人道且无效。为了终止因狂犬病而对犬类进行的不人道扑杀，世界动物保护组织发起了“红项圈”行动；这是一项为期五年（2011 - 2016年）的运动，与各国政府合作，推动实施大规模犬类疫苗接种以控制狂犬病。我们展示了对“红项圈”行动进行定性评估的结果，评估在区域层面开展，并重点关注孟加拉国、中国、印度尼西亚、菲律宾以及坦桑尼亚的桑给巴尔。通过与利益相关者（n = 54）进行半结构化访谈和书面交流，我们将对变化的看法与既定的运动目标进行比较，以获取对未来工作的建议。该运动成功地为目标国家政府实施大规模犬类疫苗接种营造了势头。总结出了经验教训：持续发出动物福利“声音”的价值；探究扑杀背后动机的必要性；能力建设的必要性；“涟漪效应”在其他国家激发人道防控所需的时间；监测和评估指标的重要性；退出策略所需的时间和精力以及为有力应对扑杀预先做好准备。
