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Tiger catches coved 19 from keeper

(5 Posts)
Toadinthehole Tue 07-Apr-20 09:18:42

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52177586
Has anyone seen this? May need to think about our pets!

MawB Tue 07-Apr-20 10:15:23

Apart from the obvious sense of not getting as close as 2 metres from a tiger, I think it would be our pets who had something to worry about - not their humans!

notanan2 Tue 07-Apr-20 10:23:42

It was already reported that cats get it but dogs dont

There isnt any evidence yet of cats giving it back to humans

notanan2 Tue 07-Apr-20 10:24:28

People have been dumping their pets at animal charities foe last 2 weeks because of this

Toadinthehole Tue 07-Apr-20 14:44:53

The keepers do get close MawB, that’s why several have lost their lives in our local zoo over the last 30 years. The keeper in this instance must have been fairly close to pass the virus on. I just found it interesting.