First Boars, Now Hamsters. Can Hong Kong Let Its Animals Be?

The Hong Kong government has asked pet owners and shops to surrender 2,000 hamsters to be culled after 11 animals at a pet shop were categorized as preliminary positive for Covid-19. 😢



Readers react to the government’s decision to cull 2,000 hamsters over fears they could spread Covid-19, reflect on how strict pandemic measures are affecting children and the poor, and suggest that a zero-Covid strategy is unsustainable even if vaccination rates go up.

Source: https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3163946/first-b..

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