Humane Society International claims that 'fur factory farms are breeding grounds for infectious diseases.'
Humane Society International claims that "fur factory farms are breeding grounds for infectious diseases."Author:Whitney BauckPublish date:Apr 27, 2020The coronavirus pandemic isn't just affecting people. Turns out minks can get the virus, too: On Sunday, two Dutch fur farms were put under quarantine after minks at both sites tested positive for Covid-19.
Though the Agricultural Ministry assumes that the animals contracted the virus from farm employees and "believes that the infected mink pose a 'negligible' risk to human health," Humane Society International claims that factory farming presents "an unnecessary and unacceptable risk for both human and animal health."
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