Hong Kong has so far culled more than 1,200 small animals amid fears of Covid-19 transmission, the city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department told CNN on Thursday.This comes after Hong Kong authorities said on Tuesday they will euthanize around 2,000 small animals, including all pet shops’ hamsters, after a worker and 11 hamsters at the Little Boss pet shop — located in Hong Kong’s busy Causeway Bay district — tested positive for the coronavirus. As of Wednesday evening local time, the AFCD said it has culled 1,213 small animals from both the pet shop and the company’s warehouse. Among the animals, 97 were euthanized at the pet shop, including 69 hamsters, 21 rabbits and seven chinchillas. Another 1,116 small animals, including 138 rabbits, 861 hamsters, 31 chinchillas, 81 guinea pigs, three white rats and two golden hamsters, were euthanized in its warehouse in the Tai Po district.The AFCD said they have taken 511 samples from the small animals in the Tai Po storehouse, and testing is underway.Hamsters in other pet shops are expected to be euthanized by the end of the week and authorities are assessing the financial impact on pet shops, the AFCD added.In a press release on Wednesday, Hong Kong authorities also “strongly advised” people who purchased hamsters after Dec. 22, 2021, to hand over their animals to be tested and euthanized.The AFCD said that as of 5 p.m. Wednesday local time, it received more than 60 hamsters from pet owners.