Summary of the news
- In 2020, the British government would have considered killing all cats in the country.
- At that moment, the world began to face the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
- The statement emerged in an interview by former Minister James Bethell with a local news program.
- According to him, the lack of information at the time led the authorities to consider terrible ideas.
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At the start of the Covid19 pandemic, the UK government was reportedly considering killing all cats in the country. At least that’s what former Minister James Bethell said in an interview with Channel 4 News.
“There was a time when we were unsure whether pets could transmit the disease,” said Bethell, who led NHS Test and Trace, the UK Health Security Agency’s program to control Covid19, between 2020 and 2021.
According to the former minister, the lack of information about the coronovirus at the time led several authorities to consider terrible ideas to face the situation.
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“There was an idea that we had to ask the public to eradicate all cats in Britain,” he added. “Can you imagine what would have happened if we had wanted that?”
Fortunately, there was no evidence that this type of transmission could occur and, after investigation, the potentially catastrophic measure was duly discarded.
Speaking of cats, Istanbul is now considered their city. Check it out below!
In the streets of Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, cats dominate every corner. They laze in the sun and rest in their quiet lives.
Cats live on the streets but are cared for by city dwellers. People treat them like true kings and queens, but that doesn’t stop them from fighting each other.
Istanbul cats have complete freedom to enter the city’s bars and restaurants, and often even take over customers’ premises. People never complain as they have the opportunity to pet the kittens
The little cats also take care of the laps of the people who let them. There are no official estimates of how many cats live on city streets.
During winter in the city, many residents take them to their homes to sleep or build small houses where they can spend the cold night. Feeders also offer discounts to allow customers to feed stray cats
Residents often rescue injured or broken animals and take them to the vet. Once healed, they are put back on the road.
In Muslim culture, cats are considered sacred. A legend has it that the Prophet Mohammed was once saved by a cat from a snake attack.