Public deaths and negotiation opportunities: Cats, dogs and people in COVID China.
Under the extraordinary circumstances of COVID, some health workers in China ruthlessly killed pet dogs and cats, which were thought to be dangerous virus vectors. Heart‐wrenching images circulated widely on social media, where some social media commentators used them as a basis to make accusations...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of Anthropology Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 376 - 390 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2025
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