Hong Kong to cull hamsters after COVID-19 found in pets

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Hong Kong will cull hundreds of hamsters after some tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the city pushes to maintain its strict "zero-COVID" strategy.

Deputy agriculture chief Thomas Sit defended the cull as a precautionary measure when asked why the decision was made without a clear scientific basis. Anthony Wallace/ AFP/ File photo

The decision to cull about 2,000 hamsters and other small animals comes after health officials recorded COVID-19 cases at a Hong Kong pet shop. Officials believe they were imported from the Netherlands and urged anyone who bought a hamster after December 22 to give up their pet for culling.

 

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