A number of pet owners are defiant and resisting the government cull. Reuters
A hamster named 'Marshmallow' plays inside a cage before being dropped off at the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in the Shatin area of Hong Kong. Bertha Wang / AFP
Pet owners were instructed by the government to give up recently purchased hamsters, chinchillas, rabbits and guinea pigs as the city culls thousands of small animals after hamsters in a pet store tested positive for Covid-19. Bertha Wang / AFP
The hamsters, on sale at the Little Boss pet shop, tested positive for the Delta variant, now rare in Hong Kong. Bertha Wang / AFP
Workers with Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department arrive at the Little Boss pet store. Bloomberg
Hong Kong maintains a zero-Covid policy, stamping out the smallest signs of the virus with contact tracing, mass testing, strict quarantines and prolonged social-distancing rules. Reuters
Officers in protective suits work inside the pet shop in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district. Reuters
On Tuesday night, officials dressed in full PPE gear carried garbage bags marked with biohazard warnings out of the shop. Reuters
Police officers stand guard outside the store, which is now temporarily closed. Reuters
Authorities on Tuesday said the Covid-positive creatures were believed to be imported from the Netherlands. Reuters / Lam Yik
Hong Kong's health secretary defended the move as part of 'precautionary measures against any vector of transmission'. Reuters
The import of small mammals has also been halted. Reuters
Animal lovers across Hong Kong reacted to the move with alarm, with more than 23,000 signing a Change.org petition in less than a day. Reuters
A number of pet owners are defiant and resisting the government cull. Reuters
A hamster named 'Marshmallow' plays inside a cage before being dropped off at the New Territories South Animal Management Centre in the Shatin area of Hong Kong. Bertha Wang / AFP
Pet owners were instructed by the government to give up recently purchased hamsters, chinchillas, rabbits and guinea pigs as the city culls thousands of small animals after hamsters in a pet store tested positive for Covid-19. Bertha Wang / AFP
The hamsters, on sale at the Little Boss pet shop, tested positive for the Delta variant, now rare in Hong Kong. Bertha Wang / AFP
Workers with Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department arrive at the Little Boss pet store. Bloomberg
Hong Kong maintains a zero-Covid policy, stamping out the smallest signs of the virus with contact tracing, mass testing, strict quarantines and prolonged social-distancing rules. Reuters
Officers in protective suits work inside the pet shop in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district. Reuters
On Tuesday night, officials dressed in full PPE gear carried garbage bags marked with biohazard warnings out of the shop. Reuters
Police officers stand guard outside the store, which is now temporarily closed. Reuters
Authorities on Tuesday said the Covid-positive creatures were believed to be imported from the Netherlands. Reuters / Lam Yik
Hong Kong's health secretary defended the move as part of 'precautionary measures against any vector of transmission'. Reuters
The import of small mammals has also been halted. Reuters
Animal lovers across Hong Kong reacted to the move with alarm, with more than 23,000 signing a Change.org petition in less than a day. Reuters
A number of pet owners are defiant and resisting the government cull. Reuters
