Danish lawmakers ban mink farming until 2022 amid coronavirus outbreak
24 December 2020 |
2:43 pm
Denmark moved to cull its mink population over coronavirus fears. Now, lawmakers have decided to slap a full ban on mink farming for the whole of next year. Farmers fear they will go out of business.
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