Calls for Irish minks to be culled amid Covid-19 concerns
Mink at a farm in Gjoel in North Jutland, Denmark (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AP)
Veterinary Ireland is calling for the culling of minks in Ireland “as soon as is practically possible” after a Coronavirus mutation was detected in Denmark.
Dr Mark Dalton, spokesman for Veterinary Ireland, said it’s already contained within the Programme For Government, that mink farms should be closed.
