On January 18, the Hong Kong government ordered pet rodents across the city to be killed over fears that they could pass on COVID-19.
It is unclear if animals infected with COVID can transmit it to humans, but thesays they do not appear to play a significant role in transmission. When Hong Kong first announced the cull, Lawrence Young, virologist and professor at Warwick Medical School in the U.K., said in a statement:"There is no direct evidence for animal to human transmission."There is no direct evidence for animal to human transmission.
Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has previously warned people against setting their pets free, or encouraging others from doing so. In a statement published on January 21, the department condemned people who were stopping owners from surrendering their hamsters. The department said that"under the premise of safeguarding public health," the department demands people to refrain from rebelling against the cull order. If it continues, the department threatened to get the police involved.
A hamster sits in a cage after being adopted by volunteers who stopped an owner from surrendering it to the government outside the New Territories South Animal Management Centre on January 20, 2022 in Hong Kong, ChinaThe cull has been met with harsh criticism. Singapore-based animal welfare group, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals voiced concerns of abandonment and said it was"shocked and concerned" by the decision.
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