#AnimalCruelty
Hong Kong seizes #hamsters from pet store for mass cull
//Authorities in Hong Kong have swooped in on a pet shop, seizing a number of hamsters to be euthanised following a Covid outbreak.
Crowds gathered outside the shop as the animals were carried away in boxes.
Families who have bought a hamster from the Little Boss pet store since 22 December have been told to hand over their pet for euthanasia.
Some 2,000 hamsters and other small mammals are set to be culled because of the outbreak linked to the shop.
Thousands of people have signed a petition against the move.
Unlike many other places, Hong Kong has maintained a "zero Covid" strategy focused on eliminating the disease.//
Read the full article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60038551
Source: BBC #Jan19
#FailedState #Covid19 #Pandemic #Pet #Kill
Hong Kong seizes #hamsters from pet store for mass cull
//Authorities in Hong Kong have swooped in on a pet shop, seizing a number of hamsters to be euthanised following a Covid outbreak.
Crowds gathered outside the shop as the animals were carried away in boxes.
Families who have bought a hamster from the Little Boss pet store since 22 December have been told to hand over their pet for euthanasia.
Some 2,000 hamsters and other small mammals are set to be culled because of the outbreak linked to the shop.
Thousands of people have signed a petition against the move.
Unlike many other places, Hong Kong has maintained a "zero Covid" strategy focused on eliminating the disease.//
Read the full article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60038551
Source: BBC #Jan19
#FailedState #Covid19 #Pandemic #Pet #Kill
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Hong Kong seizes hamsters from pet store for mass cull
A pet shop outbreak in "zero Covid" Hong Kong will result in the euthanasia of 2,000 small mammals.
[Pets migration: Part 1]
Two Tearful Farewell Stories, Migrating with Love Ones
Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong
"Sometimes it is hard to predict when to say goodbye. Sometimes weather goes against forecast. Sometimes hope and dream gets lost.
In front of sudden departures, we are always unprepared to bid farewell properly…
'I hope this place can finally return to normal. I wish I can come back some day.'
With tears standing in her eyes, Phyllis smiled to her companions from a distance, separated by a crowd of people.
Then she turned around. What was her destination? Australia? UK? It wouldn’t matter as it wasn’t Hong Kong anyway."
Read the Fully Translated Story Here:
https://telegra.ph/Pets-migration-part-1-Two-Tearful-Farewell-Stories-Migrating-with-Love-Ones-01-02
Source: Stand News #Sep04
Author and photographer: PANG Lok-ching
#MigrationWave #PetsMigration #Pet #Hongkongers #Diaspora
Two Tearful Farewell Stories, Migrating with Love Ones
Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong
"Sometimes it is hard to predict when to say goodbye. Sometimes weather goes against forecast. Sometimes hope and dream gets lost.
In front of sudden departures, we are always unprepared to bid farewell properly…
'I hope this place can finally return to normal. I wish I can come back some day.'
With tears standing in her eyes, Phyllis smiled to her companions from a distance, separated by a crowd of people.
Then she turned around. What was her destination? Australia? UK? It wouldn’t matter as it wasn’t Hong Kong anyway."
Read the Fully Translated Story Here:
https://telegra.ph/Pets-migration-part-1-Two-Tearful-Farewell-Stories-Migrating-with-Love-Ones-01-02
Source: Stand News #Sep04
Author and photographer: PANG Lok-ching
#MigrationWave #PetsMigration #Pet #Hongkongers #Diaspora