China slaughtering pet dogs & cats of COVID-19 patients in bid to stop the virus under draconian new law

[Mary Wilson]

15:23, 13 Nov 2021
Updated: 15:29, 13 Nov 2021

Alice Fuller

Officials claim it is to stop the spread of infection - but the "inhumane" rule has sparked fury among animal lovers in the country as it battles a wave of new outbreaks.

There is little evidence to suggest pets can catch the virus - but scores of cats and dogs have reportedly been executed while their owners received treatment.

... One worker told Beijing News: "There is probably no professional medical treatment for animals infected with the novel coronavirus."

However, experts have slammed the idea as there is no evidence to suggest pets play a major role in transmission.

Others have been killed while their owners quarantined to stop themselves infecting others.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/167250...-patient-pets/

[sharon sanders]

I think this has been a standard practice since last year.

[Pathfinder]

China coronavirus: apology after government workers break into home of woman in quarantine and beat pet dog to death

A woman in eastern China spoke with government workers about her pet dog before entering quarantine to ensure it would be cared for

She then watched in horror on her home security cameras as the workers broke into her home and beat the dog to death with an iron rod

Phoebe Zhang
Published: 6:00pm, 15 Nov, 2021
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It is the latest coronavirus-related pet-killing incident under Beijing’s strict zero case strategy, and follows claims earlier this month by a woman in Chengdu, southwestern China, that her cats were killed by local authorities after she went into quarantine. In September a woman in northeastern China reported her three cats had been killed after testing positive for the virus.
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The incident has renewed public outrage over the killing of pets in the name of outbreak prevention, even though there’s no clear government policy on dealing with pets when owners are infected or sent to quarantine or any medical evidence to support that pets can spread the virus.
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On Saturday night, the Xinzhou district government in Shangrao posted an update on Weibo saying: “The workers have been reprimanded and moved to other posts, apologies have been made to the pet owner”.
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https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/social-welfare/article/3156097/china-coronavirus-apology-after-government