Guest guest Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 I am writing to ask for your help in our struggle to stop people dumping their pets because they think they'll catch SARS from them (also see attached newspaper article about Beijing). If you know anyone who might be an expert in the field of SARS (i.e Doctors, Microbiologists, immunologists, vets and the hundreds of other fields that may be involved - and not just in HK) could you please forward this to them and ask them to get back to me Nikki Green at nikgreen who will be coordinating this. Also any journalists willing to do an article to help would be much welcomed! Time is of the essence as animals are getting dumped everyday. Thanks very much. Regards Nikki Dear Specialist:) We at the HKSPCA and the Society for Abandoned Animals want to take out a half page advert in the Chinese press to make the following declaration (see below), as the incidence of pet abandonment is getting totally out of hand (see also attached article on Beijing (who's Govt. we'll be trying to persuade next.) We also wish to have a press conference to coincide with this and hope that you specialists in the field of SARS who can endorse this declaration will come along to it and get their photos taken with a pet (or at least have your name at the end of the declaration in the newspaper if you're not in HK). We feel this will be the only way to get our society to stop dumping their pets. Can I get your feedback please on this declaration which I have come up with after talking to several different specialists involved in fighting SARS in HK . It doesn't have to be a guarantee merely something that sounds right that you would be happy to endorse for the sake of hundreds (and thousands if we go into China with this) companion animals. a) Do you agree with the statement (if not why)? b) Would you be willing to endorse it along with other experts in the field. Time is of the essence with this as we hope to have the Press conference on Fri May 9th, probably at a hotel in HK. Regards Nikki Green Ignorance leads to panic and the unnecessary suffering of our companion animals. Get the facts first before you start discarding your pets. Experts agree that the basic hygiene that one should normally employ when dealing with all animals is sufficient to ensure that you will not get SARS from your pet. The virus causing SARS is 'host specific' - which means only one species can be infected by it and spread it. When you heard that the SARS virus most likely came from an animal (and nobody knows what species of animal) they mean that the original animal virus mutated in ONE animal and was then passed on to ONE person and that person (and people that he came into contact with) is spreading it, not our pets. *This declaration is endorsed by the following experts in this field.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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