The Italian Senate's Budget Committee voted today to adopt a modified version of an amendment to the budget bill that will see the country's ten remaining mink fur farms shut down within six months and a permanent ban on fur farming across the country.

Going fur-free: Italy to ban fur farming and shut down all mink farms within six months

Several Russian regions have started vaccinating animals against COVID-19 at veterinary clinics, Russia's agricultural safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on Wednesday (May 26).

Russian regions begin vaccinating animals against COVID-19

Sweden will ban breeding of mink in 2021 to prevent the risk of mutations of the coronavirus spreading to humans. The decision comes in the backdrop of neighbour Denmark slaughtering its entire herd of around 17 million mink in November after hundreds of farms suffered outbreaks of coronavirus and authorities found mutated strains of the virus among people.

Sweden to ban mink breeding

2.5 million minks have been culled so far in Denmark after mink-related coronavirus struck the country's fur farms. How did the coronavirus reach these farms? Is culling the only solution to contain the virus? Watch 'Mink Coronavirus: Another deadly Outbreak?' on WION Wideangle

WION Wideangle: Mink Coronavirus: Another deadly outbreak?

More than 15,000 mink in the United States have died of the coronavirus since August, and authorities are keeping about a dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, state agriculture officials said.

Coronavirus kills 15,000 mink in US, as Denmark prepares for nationwide cull

Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry.

Denmark tightens lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry

Denmark will cull its entire herd of up to 17 million mink after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, posing risk to any possible future vaccine, the prime minister said on Wednesday (November 4).

Denmark to cull entire herd of mink after coronavirus mutation spread to humans

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