Hospital will drive stray cats out
The Beijing Children's Hospital will drive all the stray cats from its compound and clear away the catteries by Thursday, it recently announced.
Dog walking will also be banned, it says.
Some stray cats entered the wards in the hospital days ago, greatly disturbing the patients while disrupting the hospital's order. The ban was to avoid public safety accidents, says the hospital in its notice.
Besides, the homeless animals may carry infectious diseases, posing a serious threat to the patients.
"It's especially dangerous to the kids with illnesses who are not strong enough to stay immune to the infections and disease," said Hou. "The animals wandering around the hospital have created similar troubles for us before as well and it is necessary that we take measures."