Dear Editor,
News of an outbreak of COVID-19 on a mink farm in Abbotsford appears to suggest COVID-19 can be transmitted to rodents generally.
Richmond rats are in the news with city council considering banning rat bait.
I am all for the safe use of rat bait, but if COVID-19 is found in Richmond rats, we are going to need serious efforts to limit their population.
Why wait for the bad news, get moving on it now.
Robert Brown
RICHMOND
Editor’s note: BCCDC states, with the exception of farmed mink, COVID-19 does not appear to spread from contact with animals.
