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Covid-19: The Danish mink farmer who's lost everything

Denmark has said it will cull up to 17 million mink because of the spread of coronavirus. This means farmers like Simon Vesterholm and his family will lose their livelihoods and the result of years of work building up the farm. He talks about the sadness of having to witness "so many years of my life just disappearing". He says he feels let down and overruled by the government and that his and fellow farmers experience of running their farms safely has been ignored.

Photo: Simon Vesterholm (R) with his father and grandfather Credit: Simon Vesterholm

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