#Act4 Pets COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, causing panic and confusion. We know it’s impacting thousands of people worldwide – but it shouldn’t be forgotten that the virus is also affecting the lives of cats and dogs. How is COVID-19 impacting cats and dogs, and what support is needed? 6 April 2020 Eurogroup for Animals
#Act4 Pets The experts were quick to reassure pet owners that the case was exceptional, that animals were not considered a vector for the disease, and that there was no reason to be afraid either for their pets or for themselves. Belgium: The curious case of the cat with coronavirus 27 March 2020
#Act4 Pets Due to unprecedented challenges COVID-19 pandemics LAV activated a front desk for citizens' earlier this month. Emergency Front Desk service 23 March 2020 LAV
#Act4 Pets Four Paws' staff posted pictures of their four-legged colleagues on social media. It turns out that animals love to work from home! 'Stay at home' challenge 20 March 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 Pets LNDC asks Italians to send selfies with their pets and show just how important animals are in the times of crisis. A contest dedicated to 2- and 4-legged citizens 20 March 2020
#Act4 Pets A pet dog in Hong Kong has a “low-level” infection of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people, in what may be the first known human-to-animal transmission of the novel coronavirus that has sickened more than 90,000 people worldwide. Dog has ‘low-level’ coronavirus infection in first known human-to-animal transmission 9 March 2020
#Act4 Pets The southern Chinese technology hub of Shenzhen is moving to outlaw the consumption of dogs and cats as the country clamps down on the wildlife trade that scientists suspect led to the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus: Shenzhen prepares ban on eating cats and dogs after outbreak 28 February 2020
#Act4 Pets Moscow authorities are rounding up stray animals and exterminating rats as a precaution against the new coronavirus, actions that animal rights campaigners decried as cruel and scientifically groundless. Moscow rounds up stray animals, kills rats over coronavirus fears 28 February 2020