Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

Mass cull signals the end for thriving mink industry

Fur dealers have warned that the mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink population could be a fatal blow for the pelt industry, which employs 4,000 people and exported skins for around $800 million…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

International spotlight on mink crisis

Animal rights groups welcomed the decision by the government to cull Denmark’s entire mink population and called for a general ban on an ‘outdated’ industry. “Although not a ban on fur farming, this…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

From fur coats to cheap heating

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has signed an agreement with 11 energy plants to burn millions of dead minks and convert them into heating. A spokesman for DVFA said he was…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

High risk of bird flu

In the midst of the corona crisis the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has warned of the increased risk of bird flu (H5N8) after infected chickens were found at a small poultry…

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Posted on 06. Nov, 2020 in: News

Expert: No need to close schools

Health experts have dismissed calls for a nationwide closure of schools following the lockdown in northern Jutland – and the head of the Danish Pediatric Society has even questioned whether the government acted…

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Disgraced leader requests sabbatical from parliament

Former Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard has applied for a sabbatical from parliament. Mr Østergaard, who was forced to step down last month following a number of sex harassment allegations and has been…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2020 in: News

17 million minks to be culled as mutated virus spreads to humans

The government has ordered the cull of Denmark’s entire mink population of around 17 million animals after it was found that a mutation of the coronavirus has spread to humans. Following a National…

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Virus updates

PM tests negative as hospitalisations hit 6-month high… Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has tested negative for the corona virus and given the all clear to return to work. The PM was tested after…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2020 in: News

Ex-foreign minister: Goodbye to Trump, the narcissistic liar

As Democrat Joe Biden edges closer to the White House by the hour, former foreign minister Mogens Lykketoft has lashed out at Donald Trump. In a hard-hitting op-ed in Berlingske, the former Social…

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Posted on 05. Nov, 2020 in: News

Government ‘buries’ negative stories on drinking water, student grants

Danish newspapers’ focus on the U.S. election over the past couple of days has allowed a couple of negative issues for the government to slip ‘under the radar’. Late on Tuesday the Ministry…

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