Agriculture minister says origins of outbreak unclear after seven farm workers – and 87% of the mink – test positive
Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm and an estimated one million mink have already been culled on Dutch fur farms, as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the European fur farming industry.
Joaquin Olona, agriculture minister for the north-eastern Aragon region, said the cull would involve the slaughter of 92,700 mink which are prized for their pelts.
Source: A million mink culled in Netherlands and Spain amid Covid-19 fur farming havoc
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