Coronavirus is spreading and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Wuhan has been in lockdown and thousand of homeowners had to leave behind their pets in their homes.
Luckily, animal rescue groups are on a mission to help the poor animals that got left alone. Volunteers had to climb windows and break down doors to get the animals that were left in the locked houses and apartments.
It is estimated that more than 20.000 animals are left behind in Wuhan. Fortunately, more than 10 animal rescue groups have come together and now, they’re on a mission to rescue all those pets and bring them to safety.
The poor pets were abandoned with no water or food. Their owner left their house, not expecting that the city will be in lockdown and that they’ll not be able to return home. The virus hasn’t been proven to transmit to animals.
The group of volunteers has served more than 500 households. Some cats were transported to owner’s friends or to a pet clinic, for a temporary stay.
“We have helped more than 600 pets since last week. Most of them were left and locked in the apartment before the lockdown. It is very difficult to do that because we are not allowed to get into private apartments without permission. At the time, it is hard to prove that we are authorized. So we tried at least to feed them in well-secured communities. And tried as much as we can to get into the private apartments to take pets out,”the Wuhan Small Animal Protection Association wrote on their Facebook page.
