margao the margao municipal council mmc in collaboration with international animal rescue iar will undertake an antirabies mission in margao beginning february 16 the modalities of the exercise were discussed at the meeting held by mmc chief officer deepali naik on thursday with iar department of animal husbandry and the south goa animal welfare trust speaking to toi after the meeting naik said that ward wise vaccination of stray dogs will be carried out under the mission while iar will provide a dog catcher a veterinary surgeon and vials for vaccination the mmc through its ngo south goa animal welfare trust will initially offer 10 kennels for sheltering stray dogs we have also inspected a place being offered by the animal husbandry department to erect 100 cages for stray dogs brought in for vaccination naik said the meeting comes in the wake of rise in incidents of dog bites and cases of rabies in the city naik said that many stray dogs from fatorda were caught and vaccinated by the iar just before the lusofonia games as that exercise turned out to be successful i thought why not carry out the exercise for the entire city naik said