Denmark to cull up to 17 million mink amid coronavirus fears

Updated: 12/10/2020, 11/8/2020, 11/7/2020

Update of 12/10/2020

Reuters reports: "Decomposing mink buried in dirt pits in Denmark following a nationwide cull may have contaminated groundwater ... citing a government agency report. ... The logistical challenge of disposing of such a large number of dead animals prompted authorities to bury some of the mink in pits in a military area in western Denmark under two metres of soil.

The government later said it wanted to dig up those mink again after some resurfaced from the mass graves, most likely due to gasses from the decomposition process pushing the mink out of the ground. ..."

Mass mink graves in Denmark may have soiled groundwater - report

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Have the politicians in Denmark gone crazy? This mass killing of animals on grounds of suspicions contradicts the otherwise famously common sense people of Denmark! To wipe out a whole industry for which Denmark is famous for is insane! A significant number of these farms are run by small family businesses.

Is this a deliberate campaign by animal rights activists? What are the ulterior motives here?

Did the elites and politicians in Denmark not know that a nasal spray for ferrets was recently developed that can prevent the spread of Covid-19? (See Could a Nasal Spray Prevent Coronavirus Transmission? | Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

 

There are apparently similar culls planned in e.g. the Netherlands.

"Denmark is the world's biggest producer of mink fur and its main export markets are China and Hong Kong."

"The order could spell the permanent end of the mink industry in Denmark, where the product is the country's third largest agricultural export. So far, 207 of Denmark's 1,139 mink farms and 12 people have been infected with the mutated coronavirus. Government officials say if the problem is left unchecked, the mink could eventually build up a reservoir of the mutation, making the outbreak harder to fight in humans." (Source: WSJ)

Denmark to cull up to 17 million mink amid coronavirus fears - BBC News Denmark will cull all its mink - as many as 17 million - after a mutated form of coronavirus that can spread to humans was found on mink farms.

Spread of coronavirus in mink hits 'scary buttons' but experts urge calm "In this case, Danish authorities say they’ve found some genetic changes that might undermine the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines currently in development.

But is this latest twist in the Covid-19 saga reason to be deeply concerned? Several experts STAT consulted suggested the answer to that question is probably not. ... Experts outside the country are not clear what that claim is based on. While there has been some information released about the mutations that have been recorded, it isn’t yet enough to support such a bold claim, said Marion Koopmans, head of virology at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, where a lot of the analyses from viruses from the Dutch mink outbreaks have been conducted."