Covid starting to infect wildlife?

[likeamillpond]

Somebody on Radio 4 now.
That would be bad if true. Can't vax all the animals.
Did I mishear?

Crikey mad as ever here. We are all doomed.

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Cats get coronaviruses, and can get the Covid-19 virus and pass it on.
Relatively underreported.
At various points in pandemic various veterinary organisations have said to keep cats indoors, followed by vets saying please don't do that

Yeah course it is

We know Gorillas get it... also radio 4.

Cats get coronaviruses, and can get the Covid-19 virus and pass it on.

To other cats, yes, not to humans it's the other way round. We can infect them. Even cats infecting other cats is extremely unlikely, that happened in a lab where the cats were forcibly exposed to high viral loads in close proximity.

It came from animals and its been known since the beginning that other species can be infected, remember the mink cull?

Monkey World asks all visitors over the age of 3 to wear masks, because apes can catch covid and be similarly affected to humans.
Once humans are vaccinated, it doesn't really matter if animals catch it does it? Obviously we aren't going to lock down the country to prevent vets from being overwhelmed.

Didn’t a tiger have it during lock down one

It came from animals and its been known since the beginning that other species can be infected, remember the mink cull?
Gosh I hope not, we get mink in our garden

@AlwaysLatte

It came from animals and its been known since the beginning that other species can be infected, remember the mink cull? Gosh I hope not, we get mink in our garden

It’s true

@AlwaysLatte

It came from animals and its been known since the beginning that other species can be infected, remember the mink cull? Gosh I hope not, we get mink in our garden

There was an outbreak in a mink farm farm where they are bred for their fur. Pretty sure it was not a randomly tested wild one.

@Fembot123

Didn’t a tiger have it during lock down one

I feel for the person who had to take the test on that animal.

No it wasn’t a wild one

It's not a surprise.

I wish all the (predicted) events of this year could make us take stock globally and think of a better way to exist on the planet.

There was a news story this week about vaccinating orangutans and chimpanzees somewhere.

Sorry I don't know why but I am actually laughing out loud reading this

I know it's not really funny but still though
Maybe it's nervousness making me laugh here

I wish all the (predicted) events of this year could make us take stock globally and think of a better way to exist on the planet.
Absolutely!

Havent they stared to sort a vaccine now for chimpanzees? Sure I read it somewhere?

Covid19 is known to be a zoonotic disease. The pandemic started in one of Wuhan's wet markets, transferred to humans from trapped wildlife where animals/birds/fish etc. are killed on the spot to order by the customer.

@SpnBaby1967

Havent they stared to sort a vaccine now for chimpanzees? Sure I read it somewhere?

My dad has had his jab, so I think you are right

Cats are far better at social distancing than people. 'Get back or I'll swat you into the middle of next week!' Hiss, growl.

@XenoBitch

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

One of my fav quotes.

I head somewhere that bats can get it.