2 Cats in NY Test Positive for Coronavirus

Earlier this month, I wrote about a 4-year-old tiger named Nadia at the Bronx Zoo in New York City that had tested positive for COVID-19. At the time of that writing, six big cats (3 tigers - 3 lions) at the zoo had the same dry cough as Nadia, and while these six had not yet been tested, the zoo was assuming, due to their symptoms, they were also infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

Now, national geographic.com is reporting that seven more big cats have tested positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo.

Yesterday, it was reported that in two different households in New York State two pet cats have tested positive for covid19.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that the virus can pass from humans to animals and it spite of the fact that this disease originated in bats, we're being told that our pets cannot pass the virus to us.

There is a great deal we don't know about the corona virus. Health officials in the U.S. once told us that wearing masks were not necessary, now we're told we must wear masks. Are we now to assume that "pets cannot pass the virus to their owners" is the final word?