Mass hamster cull in Hong Kong after positive Covid tests at pet shop
Hong Kong authorities are culling 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several of the rodents tested positive for coronavirus at a pet store where an infected employee was working.
The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
The move came after the pet shop employee tested positive for the Delta variant on Monday.
Several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the same store tested positive as well.
The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
The move came after the pet shop employee tested positive for the Delta variant on Monday.
Several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the same store tested positive as well.
