A two-year-old hamster named Ring owned by Cheung, a member of an online hamster community who has volunteered to foster abandoned small animals in light of government instructions for pet owners to give up recently purchased hamsters, chinchillas, rabbits and guinea pigs for culling after hamsters in a pet store tested positive for COVID-19, is fed by its owner in Hong Kong on Jan. 19, 2022. (Bertha Wang//AFP via Getty Images)
Los Angeles residents who may have exposed their pets to COVID-19 can now get their furry friends tested for free.
Here & Now's Scott Tong learns more about the program with Karen Ehnert, the chief veterinarian for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
