The little country of Denmark – population less than 6 million – is the biggest producer of mink fur in the world. But Danish fur farmers are worried about going out of business forever. They’re facing a government order to cull 15 million minks in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. As Tom Carstensen reports from Copenhagen, health experts are not entirely convinced it’s necessary.
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