Hong Kong to euthanize thousands of small animals after several test positive for coronavirus at pet store
PBS NewsHourSEP 2021
Hong Kong To Euthanize Hamsters After COVID Cases Linked to Pet Store
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The Spin
Anti-China narrative
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.
Pro-China narrative
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.
