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Visibly moved, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized Thursday for handling the mink crisis in the country. The government decreed the culling of over 15 million animals after a mutation of the new coronavirus was found on farms, later acknowledging that it had no legal basis for doing so.
Mette Frederiksen visited one of these farms in Kolding, where animals were sacrificed, even if healthy. It was after the visit that he apologized for the mistakes made, unable to hide his emotion, in front of reporters.
“I have no problem apologizing for the course of events, because mistakes have actually been made,” said Frederiksen. Between pauses to try to contain and dry the tears, the head of the government stressed that the responsibility was not with the mink farmers. “It’s because of the virus, and I hope there can be some light at the end of the tunnel for Danish mink farmers right now,” he said.
Denmark is the world’s largest exporter of mink fur. In early November, it announced the killing of more than 15 million mink in the country, as several experts believed the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus mutation found on farms could compromise the effectiveness of future vaccines.
The decision ultimately led to Agriculture Minister Mogens Jensen resigning last week after the government acknowledged that it has no legal right to order the massacre.
However, in the absence of new cases of the mutated version of the virus, the Ministry of Health concluded that the potential threat to human vaccines was “most likely extinct”.
More than two-thirds of the country’s estimated 15-17 million mink have been slaughtered.
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