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Mink are sweet,
furry little animals that look a lot like ferrets — but unlike
ferrets, we don't tend to turn them into pets. Instead, we
slaughter them by the millions in order to rip off their skins
and fur, just to make fashionable coats. Yet somehow, it's
gotten even worse than that. The nation of Denmark just
announced it plans to kill off every single last mink left
alive in their country — which will be 17 million animals. In
fact, they already started the cull several weeks ago. Why?
Because humans' insistence on exploiting and
harming animals has caused yet another giant public health
hazard that threatens our lives.
The devastating truth is that
there may not be any way around this particular cull. The
deadly and highly-contagious disease COVID-19 has now been
found in farmed-mink populations, and it's mutating into a new
form that would likely be untreatable with upcoming vaccines.
This whole situation is so horrible, and it might never have
emerged if we humans had stopped trying to raise animals as
livestock for slaughter, or turn wildlife like bats into
meals. The mink trade is directly responsible for what has
occurred here. Denmark must not follow up its
slaughter of 17 million mink by simply turning around and
filling those same cages with millions more. Sign the petition to demand an end to mink fur
farming!
Thank you for all that you do,
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Miranda
B.
The Care2 Petitions Team |
P.S. After this
tragic slaughter, the whole industry of mink fur farming must
be shut down. Sign the petition now! |
