Category: B.C. mink farm

BC Court Denies Interim Request by Mink Farmers Ahead of Their COVID-19 Challenge

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers for interim relief that would suspend a prohibition on breeding the animals while their legal petition against the province proceeds. The Agriculture Ministry announced in November live mink would not be permitted on farms by April 2023 and the industry would be…


B.C. Mink Farmer Destroys 1,000 Animals After Some Test Positive for COVID-19

VICTORIA—British Columbia’s chief veterinarian says a mink farmer decided to euthanize the remaining 1,000 animals on his Fraser Valley operation after some of the mink tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Rayna Gunvaldsen says the operator was not ordered by the provincial government to euthanize the animals as more tests are underway to determine the extent…