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In Denmark, the corpses of several dead minks could soon be unearthed from their final resting place. Several parties in the Copenhagen parliament fear that the slaughtered fur animals could secrete phosphorus and nitrogen during the decomposition process and thus contaminate drinking or bathing water.
Agriculture Minister Rasmus Prehn spoke in favor of the idea on TV2 on Friday. The government, like anyone else, does not want minks to cause contamination or other problems, Prehn said. Together with the other parliamentary parties and responsible authorities, they want to analyze whether it is the right approach to dig up the minks and then burn them.
Denmark had ordered the removal of minks due to a mutated form of the corona virus. However, a few days ago, the corpses had reappeared on the surface due to the rotting gases.
The Minister noted that such a step would require the approval of the Danish Environment Agency. However, the idea has already been debated in parliament, where it has the support of a majority.
According to the latest figures, millions of minks have already been killed and buried in Denmark. The Danish government ordered the removal of up to 17 million minks in the country in early November after a mutated form of Sars-CoV-2 was discovered that could be transmitted to humans on some breeding farms in North Jutland.
Consequently, there was a risk that the “Cluster 5” mutation would render future vaccines ineffective. The government is now assuming that “Group 5” could be “eradicated” again.
In the course of the massacre, the then Minister of Agriculture, Mogens Jensen, resigned. He had previously admitted that the slaughter of all minks in the country, including healthy animals, was illegally ordered.
