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Mink industry in Denmark
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The mink industry in Denmark produced 40 percent of the world's pelts. Denmark used to be the largest producer of mink skins in the world. Ranked third in Denmark's agricultural export items of animal origin, fur and mink skins have a yearly export value of about €500 million. Kopenhagen Fur, located in Copenhagen, is the world's largest fur auction house; annually, it sells approximately 14 million Danish mink skins produced by 2,000 Danish fur farmers, and 7 million mink skins produced in other countries. Mink produced in Denmark was considered to be the finest in the world and is ranked by grade, with the best being Saga Royal, followed by Saga, Quality 1, and Quality 2.
Mink pelts at Kopenhagen Fur.
Mink pelts at Kopenhagen Fur.
Fur coats by Birger Christensen
Fur coats by Birger Christensen
Image: Mink farm 1908
Image: Mink farm 1908
Image: Mink breeder and mink 1
Image: Mink breeder and mink 1
2020 Danish mink cull
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The 2020 Danish mink cull was the government-mandated slaughter of all roughly 17 million mink that were being raised on farms for their fur in Denmark. The cull started in September in response to the detection of Cluster 5, an outbreak of a novel variant of SARS-CoV-2, in the mink during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark. The cluster led to concerns that the potential of spillover to humans could reduce the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. The cull was made nation-wide on 4 November 2020; however, two days later the government announced that the extension of the cull orders had been given without legal authority, causing a political scandal, also known as the "Mink Case". Around 150,000 mink were culled without authority before the problem was identified.
Statens Serum Institut's old building on Amager Boulevard.
Statens Serum Institut's old building on Amager Boulevard.
Minister of food of Mogens Jensen who resigned from office after having misinformed the Folketing and the public.
Minister of food of Mogens Jensen who resigned from office after having misinformed the Folketing and the public.
Radikale Venstre leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen who demanded a general election. Here seen at the Folkemøde on Bornholm in June 2022.
Radikale Venstre leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen who demanded a general election. Here seen at the Folkemøde on Bornholm in June 2022.
Frederiksen apologized for the process while throughout the case maintaining that it was well-justified in terms of health to cull all mink. She said
Frederiksen apologized for the process while throughout the case maintaining that it was well-justified in terms of health to cull all mink. She said that she would have done the same again. This largely was with reference to "public health" (folkesundheden).