Culling of mink over Covid-19 fears begins after activists lose court hearing; Thousands put down
4 years, 7 months ago

Culling of mink over Covid-19 fears begins after activists lose court hearing; Thousands put down

NL Times  

Breeding company Huub Kuijpers has begun the process of culling thousands of mink on Saturday morning after the judiciary rejected a plea from animal rights groups on Friday that the infected animals be spared. The culling in the Noord-Brabant town is the first such measure to be taken in the Netherlands, with similar action expected to be taken by at least six companies in eight locations in Gemert-Bakel, Laarbeek, Deurne, and Sint Anthonis next week after Minister of Agriculture Carola Schouten mandated on Friday that infected mink be removed. Under the supervision of an independent animal welfare committee, the mink will be gassed using carbon monoxide, local news service BD reported, with the facility expected to be cleaned and disinfected on Sunday. Public health concerns around mink-to-human transmission of the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus have come to the fore in recent weeks after at least three farm workers were suspected to have been infected in this way.

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Covid: Ireland set to cull all 120,000 mink on its fur farms over fears of virus spreading
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid: Ireland set to cull all 120,000 mink on its fur farms over fears of virus spreading

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ireland is preparing to cull …

Video shows mink pulled from cages and thrown ‘like rubbish’ into gas chambers on Dutch fur farms
4 years, 1 month ago

Video shows mink pulled from cages and thrown ‘like rubbish’ into gas chambers on Dutch fur farms

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mink were pulled from cages by their tails or hind legs and hurled into mobile …

No need to cull Dutch mink despite Danish coronavirus mutation: experts
4 years, 2 months ago

No need to cull Dutch mink despite Danish coronavirus mutation: experts

Dutch News  

Health experts in the Netherlands have said there is no reason to bring forward the planned cull of all mink on Dutch mink farms before the next March deadline, despite the discovery of a mutant coronavirus strain in mink on Danish fur farms. The World Health Organisation said on Friday is looking into biosecurity at mink farms following the decision …

Danish farmers lament decision to cull all Denmark's minks
4 years, 2 months ago

Danish farmers lament decision to cull all Denmark's minks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Danish fur farmers say they've …

17 Million Minks to be Culled in Denmark to Contain Mutated Form of Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

17 Million Minks to be Culled in Denmark to Contain Mutated Form of Covid-19

News 18  

Denmark, the world’s largest producer of mink furs, plans to cull all mink in the country to contain a mutated form of novel coronavirus. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday the decision had been made with a “heavy heart,” but it was necessary based on the recommendation of health authorities. Statens Serum Institut, the Danish authority based in Copenhagen which …

Denmark To Kill Up To 17 Million Minks After Discovering Mutated Coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

Denmark To Kill Up To 17 Million Minks After Discovering Mutated Coronavirus

NPR  

Denmark To Kill Up To 17 Million Minks After Discovering Mutated Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images Denmark is killing its large mink population after discovering a coronavirus mutation that can spread to humans, the nation's government said Wednesday. "We have a great responsibility towards our …

Thousands of mink die in Covid-19 outbreaks at US fur farms
4 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of mink die in Covid-19 outbreaks at US fur farms

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of mink have died at fur farms in Utah and Wisconsin after a series of coronavirus outbreaks. “Everything we’ve looked at here in Utah suggests its gone from the humans to the animals,” Taylor told CNN. On Friday, Kevin Hoffman, a spokesperson at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, told CNN 2,000 mink have …

Coronavirus diagnosed at 54th Dutch mink farm
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus diagnosed at 54th Dutch mink farm

NL Times  

The SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus infected the mink on a farm in the Netherlands for the 54th time in five months, the government said. “The contamination came to light from the ‘Early Warning’, the monitoring system in which animals are tested for the virus every week,” the government said in a statement. Mink farming was outlawed by the government in 2013, …

Dozens of human Covid cases linked to mink trade; Two more farms infected
4 years, 3 months ago

Dozens of human Covid cases linked to mink trade; Two more farms infected

NL Times  

At least 66 employees of mink farms and their family members have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a study into the SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks at 16 mink farms in the Netherlands up to the beginning of June. The coronavirus was found at another two mink farms, bringing the total number of infected mink farms in the Netherlands to 52. …

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, inspectors to investigate infection spread
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, inspectors to investigate infection spread

Dutch News  

The Dutch food and product safety board is investigating why coronavirus continues to spread on Dutch mink farms, following suggestions farmers are deliberately infecting their animals so they can claim lucrative compensation deals, broadcaster NOS and the Volkskrant newspaper have reported. Coronavirus has been found on 47 of the country’s 110 mink farms, leading to the cull an estimated two …

Coronavirus found at 43rd Dutch mink farm
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found at 43rd Dutch mink farm

NL Times  

Mink on a fur farm in Venhorst in the municipality of Boekel tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Ministries of Public Health and Agriculture said on Monday. Last week the government decide to follow the Outbreak Management Team's advice and accelerate the ban on mink farming in the Netherlands. According to the OMT, this is the most effective …

Mink farmers "completely surprised" by accelerated ban
4 years, 4 months ago

Mink farmers "completely surprised" by accelerated ban

NL Times  

Mink farmers were "completely surprised" by the news that the government plans to ban mink breeding from spring next year, instead of in 2024. Wim Verhagen, chairman of the Dutch association for noble animal keepers NFE wants an explanation from Minister Carola Schouten of Agriculture, he said to NOS. On Thursday evening, sources in The Hague told Dutch media that …

Mink farmers to shut up shop next year, reported compensation deal worth €180m
4 years, 4 months ago

Mink farmers to shut up shop next year, reported compensation deal worth €180m

Dutch News  

The government has decided to bring forward the closure of the Dutch mink fur industry from 2024 to next March, following outbreaks of coronavirus on at least 41 of the country’s 110 fur farms. Fur farmers begin killing young mink for their fur in November and have been told by farm minister Carola Schouten that they must shut up shop …

Coronavirus spreads to 39th fur farm, no moves yet on total cull
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus spreads to 39th fur farm, no moves yet on total cull

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has been found on three more mink farms, taking to the total to 39, the farm ministry said on Monday. The three new farms are home to a total of 22,500 breeding mink, all of which currently have between four to six pups. The government’s Outbreak Management Team is due to report soon on whether the mink on all …

Coronavirus confirmed at two more mink farms
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus confirmed at two more mink farms

NL Times  

Animals at another two mink farms tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The two newly infected farms are located in De Rips in the municipality of Gemert Bakel and in Vlierden in the municipality of Deurne. Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Corola Schouten of Agriculture took extra hygiene measures at mink farms in mid-July. The Outbreak …

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, pressure mounts on minister to close them all
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus found on more mink farms, pressure mounts on minister to close them all

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has been found on several more Dutch mink farms over the weekend, taking the total to 33. So far, some 1.5 million mink have been culled because of cornavirus, representing some 30% of the animals kept on the country’s 128 mink farms. Two vets, who were also active during the Q fever crisis have also written to Schouten urging …

Covid-19: Scientists study virus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19: Scientists study virus outbreaks among minks in Europe

Hindustan Times  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. “We assumed it was possible that it would be transmitted back to people again,” the virus expert said, and that’s what appeared to have happened with at least two of the infected workers. …

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

India Today  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. The virus that first infected people in China late last year came from an animal source, probably bats, and later spread from person to person, as other coronaviruses had done in the past. …

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists study coronavirus outbreaks among minks in Europe

LA Times  

Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and whether they can spread it to people. “We assumed it was possible that it would be transmitted back to people again,” the virus expert said, and that’s what appeared to have happened with at least two of the infected workers. …

Coronavirus infection at 27th mink farm in the Netherlands
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus infection at 27th mink farm in the Netherlands

NL Times  

For the 27th time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, an infection of the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus was discovered at a mink farm in the Netherlands. It was the second infection uncovered at a mink farm after the Cabinet cautioned it could preemptively cull the animals at all mink farms in the Netherlands as part of the fight against …

Coronavirus closes 26th mink farm in Brabant and seal sanctuary in Groningen
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus closes 26th mink farm in Brabant and seal sanctuary in Groningen

Dutch News  

Coronavirus has been detected on another mink farm in the province of Noord-Brabant, bringing the number of infected farms to 26. The infection was picked up by an early warning system introduced in the industry, in which bodies of dead animals are tested weekly for the virus, Omroep Brabant reported. All 3,500 adult female mink on the farm in Oploo, …

Coronavirus at another mink farm; 26 NL farms infected
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus at another mink farm; 26 NL farms infected

NL Times  

SARS-CoV-2 was found in mink on a farm in Oploo, the government announced on Monday. The coronavirus infection was found by an early warning monitoring system, in which mink cadavers are tested weekly for the virus. Responsible Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Carola Schouten of Agriculture recently tightened hygiene measures at mink farms, given the ever rising …

Spain orders cull of nearly 100,000 farmed mink after animals test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Spain orders cull of nearly 100,000 farmed mink after animals test positive for Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Spanish authorities have ordered the culling of almost 100,000 mink following an outbreak at a farm, where the animals are bred for fur,after a number tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Environment of Spain’s Aragon region said in a statement on Thursday that it had ordered the slaughter of the 92,700 mink …

Coronavirus found at 24th mink farm; 4,500 animals to be culled
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus found at 24th mink farm; 4,500 animals to be culled

NL Times  

Mink on a farm in Ledeacker in Noord-Brabant were diagnosed with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Ministries of Agriculture and Public Health announced on Wednesday. The coronavirus has now been found at a total of 24 mink farms in the Netherlands. Responsible Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Carola Schouten of Agriculture decided that all animals on infected farms …

Thousands of mink to be culled after SARS-CoV-2 found on 23rd farm
4 years, 5 months ago

Thousands of mink to be culled after SARS-CoV-2 found on 23rd farm

NL Times  

The Dutch government revealed on Monday that the 23rd mink farm in the country showed positive test results for novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The farm houses two thousand female mink and their litters, and all of them will be culled as soon as possible, the Ministries of Health and Agriculture confirmed. Measures included "a national transport ban for mink, a visitor …

Yet another mink farm infected with coronavirus; 12,000 animals to be culled
4 years, 6 months ago

Yet another mink farm infected with coronavirus; 12,000 animals to be culled

NL Times  

Mink on a mink farm in Gemert, Noord-Brabant, were found to be infected with the coronavirus. That brings the total Dutch mink farms with coronavirus outbreaks to 20. On Saturday, the coronavirus was found at another mink farm in Gemert with 7 thousand animals. Responsible Ministers Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and Carola Schouten of Agriculture decided that all …

Coronavirus found at another mink farm; animals culled
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus found at another mink farm; animals culled

NL Times  

Another Dutch mink farm has been found to be contaminated with the coronavirus. This is the 18th mink farm to be infected with the coronavirus, NOS reports. The cabinet is also working on a scheme to help mink farmers voluntarily terminate their business. The Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, would prefer to get rid of mink companies …

Nearly 600,000 mink killed in fur farm coronavirus cull
4 years, 6 months ago

Nearly 600,000 mink killed in fur farm coronavirus cull

Dutch News  

Over 571,000 mink have been killed so far in an effort to eradicate coronavirus from 13 fur farm in Noord-Brabant and Limburg, the government agency charged with the cull said on Friday. The animals were gassed using carbon monoxide by fur farm staff under the supervision of the product safety board NVWA. Judges accepted the NVWA’s statement that the presence …

Coronavirus infections at another four mink farms
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus infections at another four mink farms

NL Times  

Animals at another four mink farms in Noord-Brabant and Limburg were found to have the coronavirus, Minister Carola Schouten of Agriculture said in a letter to parliament. Three of the four new outbreaks were identified by investigating mink carcasses - breeders are obliged to send carcasses in for this investigation weekly. There have also been a handful of cases of …

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms
4 years, 7 months ago

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms

Dutch News  

Officials and farm workers on Saturday began the process of gassing thousands of mink on 10 fur farms where coronavirus has been found, and which may have spread from the animals to humans. On Friday evening, judges ruled that the farm clearance could go ahead, despite protests by animal rights groups. ‘Ten or more sources of the virus in a …

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms
4 years, 7 months ago

Tens of thousands of mink to be gassed, as Covid-19 is found on 10 fur farms

Dutch News  

Officials and farm workers on Saturday began the process of gassing thousands of mink on 10 fur farms where coronavirus has been found, and which may have spread from the animals to humans. On Friday evening, judges ruled that the farm clearance could go ahead, despite protests by animal rights groups. ‘Ten or more sources of the virus in a …

Mink at coronavirus infected farms to be culled: report
4 years, 7 months ago

Mink at coronavirus infected farms to be culled: report

NL Times  

All the mink on Dutch mink farms infected with the coronavirus will be culled in the interest of public health, sources in The Hague said to RTL Nieuws. Last week experts said in a parliamentary briefing that the infected farms could pose a risk to public health. Especially if the coronavirus is in decline among the population, a reservoir in …

Ban on mink transports and barn visits after Covid research
4 years, 7 months ago

Ban on mink transports and barn visits after Covid research

NL Times  

Mink can no longer be transported in the Netherlands, nor can people visit the animals on farms, according to a letter by two prominent ministers directed to the parliament on Thursday. In addition, the guidelines stipulate that mink farmers must prevent dogs, cats and ferrets from entering and leaving mink farms as much as possible, and recommend that mink farmers …

Minks may have infected a human with Covid-19, Dutch authorities believe
4 years, 7 months ago

Minks may have infected a human with Covid-19, Dutch authorities believe

CNN  

CNN — Dutch authorities believe a mink may have infected a human with Covid-19, and are instituting mandatory testing at all mink farms in the Netherlands. “On the basis of new research results from the ongoing research into Covid-19 infections at mink farms, it is plausible that an infection took place from mink to human,” the Dutch government said in …

Mink are latest animals to contract COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

Mink are latest animals to contract COVID-19

India TV News  

Mink have contracted coronavirus, adding to the list of animals known to be at risk of catching the virus. Animal rights organisation Peta has written a letter to ministers calling for the farms to be shut down immediately: "Allowing mink farms to maintain business as usual for nearly four more years - in the face of a global crisis stemming …

Mink found infected with Covid-19 at two Dutch fur farms; Areas now closed to public
4 years, 8 months ago

Mink found infected with Covid-19 at two Dutch fur farms; Areas now closed to public

NL Times  

A coronavirus infection among mink being raised on two fur farms in the Netherlands has forced the closure of several roads with people warned not to come within 400 meters of the farms. "As a precautionary measure, RIVM is advising against cycling or walking within a radius of approximately 400 meters around the infected mink farm until the results of …

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