Animal welfare campaigners support cull of Irish mink herds

19/11/2020 The entrance to Vasa Mink Farm, Ballymanus Stradbally, Co Laois. The Department of Agriculture has informed the owners of three mink farms in Ireland that their mink are to be culled to halt the potential spread of a mutated form of the Covid-19.

Animal welfare supporters have welcomed a decision to cull Ireland’s entire mink herd over concerns they could spread a Covid-19 variant.

Veterinary Ireland, which has campaigned for a ban on fur farming in Ireland for years, said the move will put what is estimated to be about 150,000 animals out of “their daily misery”.