Hong Kong to cull 2,000 hamsters and make owners hand over pets amid fears they could spread Covid

Hong Kong plans to cull around 2,000 hamsters, and is requesting that the city’s residents hand over their pets, amid fears that the rodents might pass COVID-19 to humans. Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Hong Kong wants pet stores and owners to hand their pets over. The authorities aim to cull some 2,000 hamsters over fears that they could pass Covid-19 to people. This is after a pet shop employee became the island city’s first untraceable Covid-19 infection in months. Hong Kong wants pet stores and hamster owners to hand over their pets for culling over fears that the…