Covid-19 can be “carried” by cats and dogs

Cute kitten in new home

NEWS/OPINION – SOURCE: THE JERUSALEM POST: This is a further update on whether domestic cats and dogs can transmit the novel coronavirus disease called Covid-19. There is a real concern about this and people are nervous generally about becoming infected. However, there is, in my opinion, too much hype by the news media. This …

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Cat in India faces deportation to China on Covid-19 fears

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NEWS/OPINION-Kaleeji Times: a controversy between People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in India and the Chennai quarantine facility at Chennai Port has broken out because of a cat which arrived in a container on a ship from China. The Chennai authorities believe that the cat may have contracted the Covid-19 virus and therefore …

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Can cats get coronavirus?

Pangolin parts for sale at China market

People are asking Google whether domestic cats can get coronavirus and this is a good question. The answer, as at the date of this post, is not entirely clear. The world has one case of a companion animal ostensibly contracting coronavirus and that is companion dog whose owner is infected with the virus (covid-19). …

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COVID-19: Moscow’s attitude mirrors that of London during 1665 bubonic plague

Wuhan, China: streets are empty

OPNION ON NEWS FROM MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Moscow officials are killing stray cats and dogs because of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus epidemic). A Moscow official has declared that Moscow will be totally cleared of stray animals including rats. This is my interpretation of the statement of Elena Andreeva (Moscow head of the Rospotrepnadzor – the consumer …

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Should California learn the lesson of the London plague of 1665?

Homeless people encampement LA

Dr Christina Lin, writes of a massive homeless crisis and infectious disease threat in California in The Times of Israel blog. She refers to that terrifying disease known as the bubonic plague which is also referred as the black death. It’s a disease which killed hundreds of thousands of Londoners between 1348 in 1665. …

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WSAVA says cats should be kept indoors until coronavirus peters out

World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) has issued advice for all pet owners that cats should be kept indoors

This advice by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) applies to any country. Dr Michael Lappin the chairman of the association has encouraged all cat owners to keep their companion animals indoors for the time being. This is interesting advice because no one, not a single person, in the UK is listening to …

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Myth buster: no evidence that cats and dogs can spread new coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Can cats and dogs spread the new coronavirus?

At the date of this post (see above), there is no evidence that your companion, domestic cat or dog can be infected with the new coronavirus, according to the WHO – World Health Organisation.. Therefore they cannot spread the disease to people. It is very important that this message is spread rapidly across China and …

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