Hong Kong to put down 2,000 small animals after hamsters in pet store test positive for COVID-19
CBS NewsOCT 2025
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Hong Kong is taking its "COVID Zero" politics too far. There's no evidence of hamster-to-human transmission and it's outrageous to be killing family pets; they could have been quarantined.
Scientists are still studying the possibility of pet-to-owner transmission. Hong Kong has a low vaccination rate and culling animals is a necessary precaution to protect citizens.