Hong Kong warns people to stop trying to prevent COVID-19 hamster cull

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of the cuddly rodents to curb the coronavirus. On Tuesday, officials

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police will deal with pet lovers who try to stop people giving up their hamsters to be put down, or who offer to care for abandoned hamsters, authorities said, after they ordered a cull of the cuddly rodents to curb the coronavirus.from dozens of pet shops after tracing a coronavirus outbreak to a worker at a shop, where 11 hamsters later tested positive for COVID-19.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said any effort to try to save hamsters would be dealt with, even if that meant calling in the law. Pedestrians walk past a closed pet shop in Mong Kok district after a hamster cull was ordered to curb the COVID-19 outbreak, in Hong Kong, China, Jan 19, 2022.

 

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Carrie needs to get her head checked

Sad for HK. Science took a back seat. Carry master’s balls more important.

Zero-covid policy effective? Or live with virus is better?

what if dog or cat tested positive in hk? will cull?

You got to do what you got to do.

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