Thousands of mink culled over COVID fears rise from mass grave
Copenhagen — A rushed cull of Denmark's mink over concerns about a coronavirus mutation has left the country facing a new horror, as cadavers of the animals re-emerge from the earth. The macabre phenomenon was observed in a military training field outside the western town of Holstebro, where thousands of mink had been put into an improvised mass grave.
The carcasses rose to the surface, lifted by pressure from gases released by the decomposition, according to local police.
The environment ministry said mink should be covered by at least five feet of soil, but according to public broadcaster DR they were only buried about three feet deep in the field outside Holstebro.
"The authorities are playing with our environment and using it as a dumping ground," Leif Brogger, a local politician, told the Jyllands-Posten newspaper.
Adding to the frustration, the animals were buried too close to a lake, raising fears of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution, though officials have promised to fix the situation.
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At first glance at the title one thinks they're talking about zombie mink.
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