A female staff member and customer of Little Boss, a pet shop in Causeway Bay, were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced today (18th) that it would "humanely handle" hamsters in all pet shops in Hong Kong, and appealed to the public who bought hamsters after December 22. Handed over, it is estimated that at least 2,000 small animals were involved.
As soon as the news came out, many netizens were outraged, and at the same time, many people worried whether other animals would suffer the same in the future.
In view of this, both the Rabbit Association and the Hong Kong Group Cat Association said this afternoon that they would suspend a number of services to protect the safety of animals in the association.
Animal groups suspend market, visiting and shelter services
Although the authorities are still investigating whether the animals in the pet shop involved were infected with the virus, whether it was transmitted from animals or from humans, the AFCD said today that "for the sake of public health, humane destruction is a safer approach."
For the sake of safety, some animal organizations immediately take corresponding measures.
Hong Kong Rabbit Society (Hong Kong Rabbit Society) posted an online post at about 6 pm today, stating that in order to protect the safety of Rabbit Association staff and rabbits, the association will not provide store services from tomorrow (19th), and all beauty services will be provided. Also suspended until further notice, but the online store is not affected.
The Hong Kong Group Cat Association also stated that it will suspend all collection, rescue and visits of cats from now on.
Except for volunteers, all cat houses will be suspended, and donations will also be suspended.
The association stated that it will handle the incident carefully and prevent any cat from being threatened, and suspend the service until further notice.
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