PETA urges fur farm shutdown due to new AI mutation in Finnish minks
In the wake of reports indicating that a substantial number of minks are facing culling due to an outbreak of avian influenza, coupled with the emergence of a novel virus mutation on mink farms in Finland, PETA has expeditiously dispatched a letter to Petteri Orpo, the Prime Minister of Finland. The letter urgently appeals for the complete and permanent cessation of all fur farming activities within the country. Finland, being a prominent fur-producing nation in Europe, trails behind its neighboring counterparts, many of whom have already enacted prohibitions on this inhumane practice. These include Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the UK.
This industry poses a significant risk of avian flu, COVID-19, and other hazardous zoonotic pathogens, which have the potential to mutate and propagate. PETA appeal to Finland is to promptly shutter these inhumane and perilous establishments before they contribute to a potential future pandemic.
