Covid-19 Transmission to and from Pets

Be aware that transmission of Covid-19, Coronavirus, from animals to other animals and transmission from animals to people, and from people to animas is almost certainly occuring.

It has been established that covid-19 can infect and kill dogs, cats, minks, and other species. We need testing to be done to determine whether or not infected animals can pass the coronavirus on to people (it is believed that they can transmit the coronavirus to people), whether people can pass the virus to their pets (this is probably how pets become infected in the first place), and whether pets can pass the Covid-19 virus on to other pets of the same species and other pets and animals of different species.

Until such time as more is known about this; we must recommend that people take precautions with their pets; stop "kissing" their pets (this is never really a good idea, and no saliva should ever be exchanged between people and other species, including dogs and cats - please make your children aware of this), and stop getting their faces close to those of their pets so as to share the same air.

Please do not abandon pets because of this possibliity or probability of transmission; rather have pets with breathing difficulties tested, and enforce some social distancing, if necessary if people or pets in a household are infected. Some infecetd people who self-isolate do not stay away from their pets, and this is an error which can potentially be fatal for your beloved pets, so please include pets when isolating. The period of contagion does not, it is believed, last for more than 2 to 3 weeks, so any social distancing that is done between people and their pets is for a short period of time only.

Please respect these guidelines.