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Annika, Sarah, and Denice are teaming up to raise money for the fight against rabies worldwide!
We are a dynamic team of 3 veterinarians headed to the south of England this September to drive a tuk-tuk thru Cornwall in an Amazing Race-type challenge. We'll try to keep our little vehicle on the road and on track with the clues we have to solve to get to our destination over a 2 day race.
The real reason behind this challenge is to raise money to fight Rabies. Rabies virus is unfortunately still killing dogs and people (tragically mostly children) around the world. Did you know:
- Around the world someone dies from rabies every 9 minutes. You can help change this.
- Over 99% of human rabies cases are caused by an infected dog bite. Once symptoms of the disease develop, it is fatal.
- Every year, millions of healthy dogs are inhumanely killed for fear of this deadly disease. However, this doesn't halt the spread of rabies.
- Rabies causes the deaths of around 59,000 people a year – the majority are children under 15.
***All because they lack access to a simple and highly effective vaccine
Science shows that the most effective long-term rabies control strategy is through vaccination of dogs in endemic areas, so the Worldwide Veterinary Service heads to rabies hotspots to run mass vaccination and education programs - protecting both the human and canine populations.
Most importantly - it is working! Human deaths in the key project sites have all but been eliminated and we'll keep going until it's zero all around the world.
Be a part of this life-saving mission by helping us to raise money for this amazing organization.
Thank you for supporting our fundraiser to fight rabies and save the lives of innocent dogs and children worldwide!
Annika, Sarah, and Denice