In May 2020, the fate of the kitten Lee, from Peru, had sparked a strong controversy.
In May 2020, the arrival of the kitten Lee on Belgian soil from Peru had sparked a strong controversy. The kitten had been taken in its suitcases by a 23-year-old Flemish student at the end of her internship in this country considered to be at high risk for rabies.
But the animal, vaccinated, had not spent enough time in quarantine and was potentially a carrier of rabies. The decision to euthanize was then taken but following a meeting between the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca) and the Peruvian Ambassador to Belgium, the animal was finally able to be returned to its country. native. The owner of the animal was fined.
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