At Little Boss, a pet store in Causeway Bay, a staff member and a customer tested positive, and 11 hamster samples in the store were also positive.
The government has decided that 2,000 hamsters and small animals in Hong Kong should be handled humanely.
A pet shop that sells chinchillas and mice said that the Agriculture and Fisheries Department will come to collect the hamsters at noon tomorrow. I wonder if the government will compensate for the hamsters. Although the cost of hamsters is not high, it admits that there will be losses. Closed without notice.
The owner of the pet shop, Mr. Yang, said that he had received a call from the government this afternoon, and the Agriculture and Fisheries Department would be present at noon tomorrow to collect the hamsters.
He also pointed out that it has been in business for about 20 years in the past, but there has never been a similar incident. "No SARS has ever tried (killing animals)."
Boss Yang also pointed out that they have dozens of hamsters, and the industry usually picks up the goods from wholesalers. I don’t know if the government will compensate if they take it away. He also admits that there will be losses, describing it as “a disaster without prejudice”. Fortunately, the cost of hamsters is not high, only Walking steps can be seen.
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He also pointed out that the sale of pets accounts for a small amount of business in the store, and it mainly relies on the sale of food or daily necessities.
However, the government announced that all pet shops that can sell hamsters in Hong Kong will immediately close their business.
The Centre for Health Protection said today that in addition to a female clerk at Little Boss, a pet shop in Causeway Bay, who was diagnosed with the Delta virus, a visiting female customer was found to have tested positive.
Her daughter bought a hamster at Little Boss on the 4th of this month, and the patient and her daughter went to the store to change the hamster cage after that.
Her husband also tested positive.
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