Athiya Shetty shares pictures with her pooch and says ‘you wouldn’t abandon your family members, so do not abandon your pets’ | Hindi Movie News

As misinformation surface online that animals spread coronavirus is causing many pet owners to abandon their pets, actress Athiya Shetty took to her Instagram to clear the air around the issue.

The actress posted a picture with her furry friend and wrote that pets cannot contract corona. Sharing pictures with her dog, Athiya wrote, ““those who teach us most about humanity aren’t always human.” – Donald Hicks *Pets do not have corona, nor can they contract it.* Please read that sentence again. You wouldn’t abandon your family members. Do not abandon your pets. .ps: swipe right to see just how much he tolerates me ?”

Earlier, even actress Alia Bhatt took to her social media to clear the misconception. She posted a statement in which she emphasised that “there is currently NO EVIDENCE” to suggest that pet animals can be a source of infection to humans.” She urged the pet owners to maintain good hygiene including washing one’s hands before and after handling animals as well as their food.

Many other Bollywood celebrities like director Rohit Shetty, actor Anushka Sharma, and Preity Zinta have urged the people to stop abandoning their pets in the light of coronavirus.