“There are no words for my love of hamsters,” says a Hong Kong resident who has joined the rebellion to save the furry pets from an anti-Covid culling
HONG KONG—Ken Chow, a 37-year-old jobs broker, already had four hamsters in his 150-square-foot apartment when the government announced it was embarking on a massive cull of the tiny pets in an effort to curb a Covid-19 outbreak.group. One of the neighbor’s family members works at a pet shop and they were worried that authorities might come looking for their five hamsters. Mr. Chow agreed to help. Now he is harboring nine furry fugitives.
News of the cull hit Miko Heung hard. The 24-year-old retail worker has grown up with hamsters since her preschool days. Two of her four pet hamsters, Little Sis and Fatty Sis, are direct descendants of the original hamster couple she had many generations ago. She said she is drawn to their round eyes and quivering noses.
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