Countless mink chosen over COVID fears rise from a mass grave in Denmark

Order to cull millions of mink canceled

Order to choose millions of mink canceled

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Copenhagen — A rushed cull of Denmark’s mink over issues about a coronavirus mutation has left the country dealing with a brand-new scary, as cadavers of the animals reappear from the earth. The macabre phenomenon was observed in a military training field outside the western town of Holstebro, where thousands of mink had been put into an improvised mass tomb.

The carcasses increased to the surface, lifted by pressure from gases launched by the decomposition, according to local police.

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The environment ministry stated mink needs to be covered by at least five feet of soil, however according to public broadcaster DR they were only buried about 3 feet deep in the field outside Holstebro.

Thousands of mink are buried at Jydske Dragonregiment’s training school at Noerre Felding near Holstebro, Denmark, November 12, 2020.

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Including to the disappointment, the animals were buried too close to a lake, raising fears of phosphorus and nitrogen contamination, though officials have actually promised to fix the situation.

“To prevent potential problems for animals and humans the area will be kept an eye on 24 hours a day until a fence is put up,” stated the ministry.

Employees from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and the Danish Emergency Management Agency in protective equipment are seen in the middle of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) outbreak at a mink farm in Gjoel, North Jutland, Denmark, October 8,2020

Ritzau Scanpix/Henning Bagger/REUTERS.

In early November, Denmark– which is the world’s largest exporter of mink fur– announced it would choose all of the nation’s more than 15 million mink after a mutated version of the novel coronavirus was discovered and thought to jeopardize the efficiency of future vaccines.

More than 10 million mink have already been chosen in the Scandinavian nation, according to the newest tally.

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