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Cats Getting Trapped In Mink Traps All Over Iceland
A housecat who went missing was recently found dead in a mink trap placed in the small boats harbour in Reykjavík, RÚV reports. Amazingly, such traps are perfectly legal within city limits. [su_pullquote]Iceland Airwaves returns to Reykjavík! Get prepared by pre-ordering our…
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No COVID-19 Found In Icelandic Mink
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has taken samples from all the mink farms in Iceland, and all have tested negative for COVID-19, Vísir reports. Samples from the nine farms were sent to the University of Iceland Laboratory Of Pathology at…
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MP Wants To Allow Fur Farmers To Quit With A Grant
Ágúst Ólafur Ágústsson, Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, wants the government to allow mink fur farmers to quit with a grant, according to a report by RÚV. Ágúst said in Parliament on Friday that the breeding of mink for their…
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Vegans Call For The End Of the Mink Fur Industry
The chairman of the Icelandic Vegan Society has stated that she does not understand why Iceland still allows mink fur farming, Fréttablaðið reports. Valgerður Árnardóttir says that the industry is dangerous and should be shut down. These comments come in the wake…
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Owner Of Iceland’s Largest Mink Farm Cautiously Optimistic About Improving Business
Mink farms in Iceland have been operating at a loss for three years now, and the owner of the largest mink farm in Iceland has decided that 2019 will be his last chance to save his business. As RÚV reports, when mink…
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Mink Farms In Iceland Failing, Want Government Subsidies
Mink farms have been operating at a loss in Iceland for the past three years now, with five farms going under this autumn alone. They are seeking government subsidies to keep the business afloat, but more farmers are considering giving up the…
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Local Mink Shot Dead In The Streets
The scuttling mink spotted in Reykjavík city centre yesterday morning has been shot by an animal control officer, reports Vísir. “We arrived on the scene and he’s dead now,” said Þráinn Svansson with Animal Control. “We’ve got the best gun in the…
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BEWARE: Mink Terrorising The Streets Of Reykjavík
A mink has been spotted scuttling across the streets of Reykjavík. The unnamed mink was captured on video by the downtown pond yesterday by Computer specialist Óskar Guðbrandsson, on route to get a cup of coffee. “We saw him running across the…
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Police Chase Mischievous Mink
Police chased a mischievous mink this weekend after it surprised ball guests in Harpa’s parking garage. Vísir reports that as guests made their way to their cars after a charity ball held at Harpa concert hall they became aware of a presence skittering…