Pets Owners In The Middle East Have Abandoned Their Animals Over Fears They Can Spread Coronavirus

Some pet owners in the Middle East are abandoning their animals over fears they could spread Covid-19 despite no such evidence yet.

The World Health Organization is advising pet owners to instead focus on good hygiene around their furry loved ones pic.twitter.com/L8GIOsVGzf

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) April 14, 2020

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DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PETS!!!
CATS??& DOGS??ARE NOT THE PROBLEM!

?They can't give the virus to humans.?

PROTECT & L?VE THEM.
THEY WILL L?VE YOU BACK.

BBC News – Pets in Middle East abandoned over coronavirus fearshttps://t.co/zCSEPcrO5S

— isa link (@isalink) April 14, 2020

Middle East: Pet owners abandoning their pets over coronavirus fears https://t.co/jmzyO3ndPH via @thenewsgateway

— Sugar Bouche (@BoucheSugar) April 14, 2020

Disasters, natural and man made, it’s always animals who suffer.

BBC News – Pets in Middle East abandoned over coronavirus fears https://t.co/dGvrjUDZ0h pic.twitter.com/73Xoh55SX5

— Andrew Saunders (@saundersvon) April 14, 2020

An outrage. This is what happens when ignorance breeds yet more ignorance. People are the ones infecting others stupid fcks!
BBC News – Pets in Middle East abandoned over coronavirus fearshttps://t.co/dGSJ3iV786

— Anthony-Hector Woo ?????????️‍? (@achwoo) April 14, 2020

Coronavirus in Turkey: Pets abandoned amid fears of contagion | Middle East Eye the ripple effect https://t.co/zsXZ98Zldh

— Mr.Nagle (@Naglefied) April 6, 2020

Worrying news: pet owners in Middle-East abandon their cats & dogs at large scale #Covid_19 very urgent @OIEAnimalHealth to debunk myths about infection risks between humans & pet animals https://t.co/zNZnaHCpGN

— Reineke Hameleers (@ReinekeEG4A) April 5, 2020