CDC Expands On Social Distancing Guidelines To Include Pets

The federal agency recommends that people "treat pets as you would other human family members to protect them from a possible infection."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its social distancing guidelines to include household pets amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic.

The federal agency recommends that people "treat pets as you would other human family members to protect them from a possible infection" by limiting their interaction with humans and animals outside of their household.

Pet owners are urged to keep cats indoors when possible and to walk dogs on a leash while maintaining at least six feet apart from other people or animals.

The CDC also advises pet owners to refrain from visiting dog parks and other public places where a large number humans and animals gather.

In addition, the agency say people who are suspected to have the novel coronavirus or have tested positive for COVID19 should avoid contact with pets and other animals — including "petting, snuggling, being kissed or licked, and sharing food or bedding" — when at all possible.

Those who are sick should wear a cloth face covering and wash their hands before and after interacting with their pets, according to CDC. The agency does not recommend that people sick with COVID19 take their pets to the veterinary clinic themselves.

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