丹麦宣布2029年禁止水貂养殖

丹麦政府放弃申请欧盟豁免，确认将在2029年8月7日全面禁止水貂养殖 1。这一政策调整标志着这个曾经全球最大水貂毛皮生产国的产业面临终结 1。现任联合政府在2026年6月做出这一决定，推翻了此前曾提交的欧盟豁免申请 1。

丹麦自然资源部长克里斯蒂安·拉比约格·马德森表示，"一项业务不应该仅因为它存在已久就继续下去，它还应该对社会、经济和动物有意义" 1。根据规划，禁令的实施将导致丹麦现存的7个水貂养殖场关闭 1。政府估计关闭费用约为1400万丹麦克朗（合156万英镑），但最终成本可能更高 1。

丹麦目前存活的水貂约有15,000只 1。2020年新冠疫情期间，丹麦曾进行大规模扑杀，约1500万只水貂被击毙 1。

Denmark's government has abandoned its bid for a European Union exemption and confirmed it will impose a ban on mink farming effective August 7, 2029 1. The decision represents a significant policy reversal from the coalition government elected in June 2026, which withdrew its previous application for an EU waiver this week 1. The ban will mark the end of the mink fur industry in a country that once led global production.

The transition to a complete ban will unfold over a two-year period, affecting approximately seven existing mink farms currently operating in Denmark 1. The country is home to around 15,000 mink at present 1, a dramatic reduction from the roughly 15 million animals culled during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 1. Nature Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen defended the policy, stating: "A business should not continue just because it has existed for a long time. It should also make sense for society, for the economy and for the animals" 1.

Implementation of the ban is projected to cost approximately 14 million Danish kroner, equivalent to 1.56 million pounds sterling, though final expenses may prove higher 1.