Over 1,800 mink animals have been culled in a farm in Siatista over the weekend after the breeder was tested positive to Covid-19 and samples from nine dead and alive animals showed that they were infected as well. some animals had symptoms and no further tests were conducted.
The culling of the remaining 700 mink is to continue in the following days.
The burial of the animals that were reportedly killed with gas takes place in a ditch dug for this purpose next to the farm and according to health protocols.
The farm is located in Kaloneri in the area of Voio in Kozani, northern Greece.
According to the head of Veterinarian Service of Kozani, Theofilo Kantzoglu, samsples hav ebeen taken from another four farms in Voio area, where a total of 38,000 animal are.
the results are expected Monday night or Tuesday the latest.
Mink breeders and workers lined up on Saturday for Covid-19 tests, a total of 600 rapid tests were carried out.
Positive were a total of 9 workers.
Veterinarian authorities said that there will be no general culling of mink in Greece, only of animals in farms were tests were positive.
They added that tests will be carried out to check whether the Virus has mutated as in Denmark.
It is humans that have infected the minks that are held in miserable, overcrowded conditions.
Must say, once again, mink farms is animal abuse! To keep minks in such conditions are horrible. The minks cant live a natural live and humans just want their furs. How can you buy a furcoat and know that what you are wearing cost an other creature its life? Sheep, cows, pigs and goats we eat, so ok, at least we have use for the whole animal but minks? It is only the fur that some people want! Disgusting!!!!