Impact of Covid-19 on animal welfare

[...]mental health institutions are already raising alarm bells about the levels of anxiety people are experiencing about the virus. With regards to companion animals, unfortunately some pet owners have feared contracting Covid-19 from their pets and this has led to a rise in pet abandonments in some European countries. [...]while the market can accommodate some of these fluctuations through food storage in warehouses, this is not possible for some fresh meat products; slumps in demand for these resulted in stock build up and some farmers not being able to sell their stock.