Feline infectious peritonitis is a highly fatal disease in cats caused by feline coronavirus variants that can infect systemically. Due to the lack of a versatile toolbox for manipulating the feline coronavirus genome, an efficient method is urgently needed to study the virus proteins responsible for the severe disease., The U.K. has some 10.9 million cats, they would have put up a fight. 10 Downing Street’s own feline friend Larry’s unofficial mass culling of animals or pets in a bid to contain the , A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows 64% of Filipino households have pets at home. As many as 67% have houseplants or gardens. 45% of pet owners have only dogs, 17% have only cats, and , “Pets have played a central role in comforting Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic,” King wrote in an article for Pet Business. That resulted in increased spending on pet food and supplies in 2020, he added; 35% of pet owners surveyed said they spent more on their pets in the previous 12 months than in the preceding year., In the UK, where I am based, there are an estimated 1.1 million homeless companion cats and dogs – 970k street/stray cats; 67k street/stray dogs; 42k cats and dogs in shelters (Mars Petcare, 2020). And in 2021, the RSPCA received 1,081,018 calls to their cruelty line, which is equivalent to more than one call every 30 seconds., .