Hong Kong pet shop owners cry foul over Covid-19 hamster cull, say closures will hurt business

Hong Kong’s pet shop owners have hit out at a government decision to cull hamsters and temporarily ban imports of small animals over the possible transmission of Covid-19 from them to humans, saying the move will hurt their businesses.Angela Chan, vice-president of the non-profit Hong Kong Pet Trade Association Limited, said on Wednesday that the policy would immediately hurt the pet trade and discourage people from buying and keeping hamsters in the long run.She said the association was in…

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