Mr Tsui and his wife had gifted "Marshmallow" -- a grey twitchy-nosed hamster scurrying through plastic tubes -- to their five-year-old son. But the family's joy turned sour after authorities urged owners to turn in any hamsters purchased after December 22 to be put down over Covid-19 fears.

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