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Crossing Continents: Denmark: goodbye to mink

Denmark: goodbye to mink?

Denmark: goodbye to mink

BBC Radio 4 - Crossing Continents, Denmark: goodbye to mink

Can Denmark's mink industry rise again? Denmark was the world's top producer of mink for the luxury market.  Last year a coronavirus variant was found in the animals, and transmitted to people.  There was a fear the variant - Cluster 5 - might interfere with the efficacy of any vaccine developed for humans.  So in November, the Danish government ordered a cull of all 17 million farmed mink.  But questions have continued to be asked about the decision to effectively end production.  Was it driven by an anti-fur, political agenda?  Was the science reliable?  For Crossing Continents, Linda Pressly and Danish journalist, Rikke Bolander, meet some of those with skin in the game.  What are the chances of a revival of Denmark's mink business?

Producers / presenters:  Linda Pressly and Rikke Bolander
Editor, Bridget Harney

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