![]() ![]() Many are now taking matters into their own hands with posts circulating on social media telling pet owners to call out authorities, videotape killings and insist on being allowed to quarantine with their beloved pets. “Currently there’s no law protecting companion animals in China, so there’s not much room to fight for our pets, and their deaths can only act as a cautionary tale for owners to be more careful from now on.” “There’s no medical evidence or legal support for killing these companion animals, it’s extremely inhumane. The pet owner told South China Morning Post: “If I happen to catch Covid-19, what if my cat starves to death or gets killed while I’m in quarantine? “To put it bluntly, it’s a crude, simplistic and lazy form of management, just in order to dodge responsibility.”Īnd Beijing resident Lisa Li is fearful of catching coronavirus now more than ever under the strict prevention measures. One person said on Weibo: “I firmly disagree with this approach! She also said that surfaces in general are not a key route of viral spread.Īnimal lovers agreed, with many sharing their outrage at the “overkill” policy. Rachael Tarlinton, a virology professor at the University of Nottingham, said: “It doesn’t seem very realistic that the cats would contaminate the environment so badly that they would be a risk for their owner to re-contract COVID.” However, experts have slammed the idea as there is no evidence to suggest pets play a major role in transmission. #Battle cats draconian professionalOne worker told Beijing News: “There is probably no professional medical treatment for animals infected with the novel coronavirus.” The alleged killers hit back and told local media there is no treatment available for animals and death was the only option as the kittens would continue to leave viral traces. Others have been killed while their owners quarantined to stop themselves infecting others.Ī resident in Chengdu claimed on social media platform Xiaohongshu that her cats were killed after she was moved from her home into quarantine.Īnd in September, a woman from Harbin in the north east posted on China’s version of Twitter Weibo that her three cats had been euthanised by community workers after she, and later they, tested positive. There is little evidence to suggest pets can catch the virus – but scores of cats and dogs have reportedly been executed while their owners received treatment. ![]() 1 Pets are reportedly being killed while their owners battle Covid (stock image) Credit: AP:Associated Press ![]()
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