Danish minister resigns after mink destruction scandal / GORDON



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The head of the Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Mogens Jensen, resigned due to the scandal with the destruction of minks. The country’s government issued a relevant order after the discovery of a mutated coronavirus in animals, but it soon turned out that there was no legal basis for killing the entire animal population.

Danish Agriculture and Food Minister Mogens Jensen said he will resign after the scandal over the destruction of millions of minks infected with the coronavirus. He announced it in an interview with DR.

Jensen said he had already informed the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, of his decision. The minister explained his departure due to the fact that he no longer has the support of the parliamentary parties after a series of mistakes made in office.

Denmark is considered the world’s largest producer of mink fur. There are between 15 and 17 million minks in the country, living on 1,139 farms. Danish authorities begin to destroy mink in October… After discovering the mutation of the country’s power decided to destroy the entire mink population.

However, on November 10, Jensen said there was no legal basis for killing all the minks and the government knew about it, but the situation was “so dire” that they could not wait for the corresponding law to be passed.

An outbreak of coronavirus infection began in late 2019 in China. March 11, 2020 World Health Organization declared the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic.



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