Prognosis
World’s Biggest Mink Producer Has ‘No Future’ After Coronavirus
Disposal of dead mink in a military area near Holstebro, Denmark on Nov. 9.
Photographer: Morten Stricker/AFP/Getty Images
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The mink industry in Denmark, the world’s biggest producer, has effectively been wiped out after a mass slaughter of the animals to fight the coronavirus was rushed through.
“It’s a terrible and difficult situation, with the industry being shut down in a single blow,” said Tage Pedersen, the chairman of the Danish Fur Breeders’ Association.