Sri Lanka moves to wipe out rabies with a new law protecting every dog — and every person

Sri Lanka is taking its boldest step yet toward ending rabies. A new bill tabled in parliament would make annual dog vaccination and registration mandatory, have local councils sterilise street dogs, and license commercial breeders to animal-welfare standards. National and regional advisory committees would steer the whole effort — a humane, organized push that, once approved, could make a disease that is nearly always fatal once symptoms appear a thing of the past.