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The head of government visited a tissue producer in Kolding municipality, where the farms killed healthy animals, although it later emerged that the government had no legal basis to demand the destruction of the animals.
“It is not difficult for me to apologize for what happened because mistakes were made,” Frederiksen told TV2.
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The Prime Minister did not hide her emotions and stopped several times to wipe her tears. He stressed the importance of understanding that the producers are not to blame for this.
“It’s about the crown, and I hope Danish pet fabric is now lit up in the dark,” he said.
In early November, Denmark, a world leader in tissue fur exports, announced that all 15 million domestic animals will have to be euthanized if they are found to be infected with the mutated coronavirus on some farms. This drastic decision was made out of fear that a new strain of the virus could reduce the effectiveness of future COVID-19 vaccines.
But a few days later, the government acknowledged that it had no legal basis to demand the destruction of all the animals.
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Agriculture Minister Mogens Jensen apologized for the lawsuit and resigned last week.
After the minister’s resignation, the Health Ministry concluded that the potential threat to the effectiveness of the human vaccine against COVID-19 had “most likely been eliminated” without further detection of the mutated virus.
According to the latest figures, more than two thirds of the 15-17 million tissues grown in the country.
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