Denmark to ban mink farming in government U-turn
- Mink farming will end in Denmark by August 2029 after the government decided to drop plans to pursue an exemption to an EU-wide ban on the practice.
- Denmark was once the largest producer of mink fur in the world, but the industry has declined due to global bans on fur farming, a decline in the fur trade and an earlier outbreak of a Covid strain in the nation's mink population.
- The ban is due to come into effect on 7 August next year, and is followed by a two-year transition period to phase out the practice.
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- Mink farming will end in Denmark by August 2029 after the government decided to drop plans to pursue an exemption to an EU-wide ban on the practice.
- Denmark was once the largest producer of mink fur in the world, but the industry has declined due to global bans on fur farming, a decline in the fur trade and an earlier outbreak of a Covid strain in the nation's mink population.
- The ban is due to come into effect on 7 August next year, and is followed by a two-year transition period to phase out the practice.
Sources: BBC News