Famous Can Rabbits Get Corona References. Sam sander, head of the wildlife medical clinic at the college of veterinary medicine, says that if owners want to protect their pets, “the best step you can take is to vaccinate yourself and the other humans in your household.”. Mortality rates reached 50 percent by 1968 and 75 percent by 1970.

Some coronavirus strains are zoonotic, which means they can be transmitted between animals and humans. The rabbit welfare group told the straits times the rabbits may have been abandoned by their owners due to fears that pets can carry the coronavirus. Young children, people with weakened immune systems and people age 65 and older are at risk.