People think this is funny, but it's really not. If cats can get, and importantly, pass the virus on that's a really serious problem. It makes quarantining even more difficult. Basically the government would have to kill any cat found outdoors.https://twitter.com/natashaldaly/status/1246900371706036228 …
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
Yikes... They did decide dogs don't catch it, correct?
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Replying to @EricRichards22 @Molson_Hart
DR the article, but looks like dogs can get it too.https://www.marketwatch.com/story/second-dog-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-as-owners-warned-not-to-abandon-pets-2020-03-20 …
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @HiltonHart
Yikes. Not good if it hops hosts widely. If it can get into livestock... Fuck...
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Replying to @EricRichards22 @HiltonHart
I'm not too worried about that unless it's somehow more deadly in livestock. Then we have a fucking problem.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @HiltonHart
Obviously this is armchair epidemiology, Plague, Inc understanding, but that freaks me a little as a bigger pool to pick up mutations from.
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Meh, much easier to manage. Test cattle at every farm. If one tests positive just slaughter the entire herd. Way less transmission from farm to farm.
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