As residents rescue abandoned pets in coronavirus-hit areas, campaigners say local governments are calling for pets to be culled.
Outside China, one person has died - in the Philippines - and there were at least 171 confirmed cases in 24 countries and regions.The World Health Organisation has refuted 'rumours' that dogs and cats can catch the coronavirus
HSI spokeswoman Wendy Higgins said the organisation was also concerned about reports that local governments are ordering the culling of street and domestic dogs and cats. "We are in regular contact with a network of about 35 or so animal groups through the Chinese social media channel Weibo, and we usually set the net wide, so it's not a selective small area that's relaying these reports," Ms Higgins said.
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