France is in turn for the first time to detect the presence of Covid-19 in a mink farm, in Eure-et-Loir, the ministries of Agriculture, Health and Transition announced on Sunday, November 22. ecological.
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The slaughter of all 1000 animals still present on the farm and the elimination of products from these animals
" was ordered, they indicate in their press release.
Of the four mink farms in the country, one is unharmed and "
analyzes are still underway in the last two
", the results of which are expected in the week.
The animal poses problems in the fight against Covid-19: it has been known for several months that it can not only contract the disease, but also re-infect humans.
In Denmark - the world's largest exporter of mink skins - the subject is of the utmost importance.
Hundreds of Danish farmers and mink breeders demonstrated Saturday, November 21 by tractor in Copenhagen, to protest against the government decision to slaughter millions of these fur animals to fight against a problematic mutation of the new coronavirus.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's government has acknowledged that its decision to slaughter Denmark's huge herd - more than 15 million mink raised for their fur - had no legal basis for animals not contaminated with the novel coronavirus, arousing the anger of breeders.
The executive apologized and the agriculture minister resigned on Wednesday.
But the project remains to slaughter all mink as a health precaution, via a bill prohibiting their breeding until January 2022.
The mink skins are intended for the fur market.