NOT BABYLON BEE: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Is Pushing a Campaign To Do “Free” COVID Testing for ANIMALS/PETS

"We MUST defund this program and this entire department. They have zero legitimacy."

Nov 23, 2023

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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is pushing a campaign to do "free" (taxpayer funded) COVID testing for ANIMALS/PETS. They write: "We are offering free testing of animals for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).

It is estimated that about 40% of dogs and cats end up becoming infected when their owners are infected. Testing is for both domestic and wildlife animals in LA County and pets arriving to LA International Airport (LAX)."

On their testing page, they ACTUALLY say: "It is possible that new variants may emerge from that could infect humans. Therefore, it is important to continue to test animals for the virus in LA County, including wildlife and pets." What kind of backward science (or lack thereof) is this?!

They go on to say they've already tested 251 animals, including (I am not making this up) 11 coyotes, 17 opossums, 17 raccoons, 9 skunks, 1 dolphin, 1 sea lion, and 5 zoo chimpanzees, and found FOUR cases, 1 dog, 1 hamster (sent to a USDA lab for confirmation!), 1 rabbit, and 1 coyote.

Thank goodness that poor DOLPHIN wasn't infected because a human needing to give it CPR in the middle of the ocean could contract the virus and get a bad cold or just the sniffles.

This is outright lunacy -- not just a waste of taxpayer money but a mockery of science, common sense, and our entire government. How can any person have any faith in a government that goes around capturing and nasal swabbing marine mammals, skunks and coyotes at tremendous expense?

Even if every dolphin on the planet had COVID, there would be a ZERO chance of ANY human contracting it from that animal.

What's next? A campaign to vaccinate and boost every animal? "Sorry Mr. Humpback Whale, you can't come into LA County waters until you've had the most recent booster. Here's your shot, now off you go!"

I'm going to be shaking my head for months about this. We MUST defund this program and this entire department. They have zero legitimacy.