No infections have been reported in mink in B.C., but farmers are being cautious after Denmark ordered millions of farmed mink destroyedAuthor of the article:Randy ShorePublishing date:Nov 12, 2020••2 minute read
![LANGLEY, BC: OCTOBER 24, 2013 -- Joseph Williams of Williams Fur Farm in Langley B.C. displays a mink Thursday October 24, 2013. He and his two brothers have operated the farm for the past three years and raise several thousand each year. (Ric Ernst / PNG) (Story by Larry Pynn) TRAX #: 00024804A [PNG Merlin Archive]](https://smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital/vancouversun/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sun1024n-mink-0046.jpg?quality=5&strip=all&w=100)
Government officials inspected every mink farm in B.C. this fall to ensure that all measures are being taken to ensure the virus that causes COVID-19 does not pass between animals and humans.
“Ministry of Agriculture staff have been in contact with the province’s licensed mink farms within the last several months to ensure that all necessary precautions are being taken to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 through human to animal or animal to human transmission,” the ministry said.
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