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Addendum: Controversial Chinchilla Farming by the Kongstad Family

Summary: Today is World Animal Day, so the timing seems right for articles about the not-so-glamorous side of Jesper Kongstad

In the opening part of this series and in the previous post we explained the significance and relevance of Mr. Kongstad's professional life in Denmark to the EPO. These things are clearly inseparable. Potential ethical breaches too were alluded to.



"The subject of skinning for fur (fashion for the super-rich) is not unexplored, not in the context of a company that Mr. Kongstad is professionally connected to."In the previous part we noted that the Kongstad family used to live in Rungsted, an affluent suburban neighborhood in Hørsholm Municipality on the Øresund coast, north of Copenhagen. In 2013 they relocated to a farmhouse in Valby, Helsinge. It is a rural area in the Gribskov municipality which is situated about 80 km north-west of Copenhagen. A number of Danish press articles reported on the Kongstad family's relocation to a more pastoral setting in Valby which was said to be motivated by a desire for a change in life-style, but our sources suspect it may have been connected to/motivated by farming small animals for their skin.

The subject of skinning for fur (fashion for the super-rich) is not unexplored, not in the context of a company that Mr. Kongstad is professionally connected to. We spent some time researching the subject and herein we shed some more light on it. Some photos that might be of interest will precede a more detailed analysis with sources.

We present some photos related to the Kongstad story/stories. The photos of the property (farmhouse) at Vibelandsvej 8, Valby, 3200 Helsinge - Gribskov come from various sources.

1. Google Maps & StreetView (the original photos are larger, but rescaled inline to fit the page)

Kongstad mansion



Kongstad mansion



2. The Facebook page of "Kongstad Chinchillas" (tagged below as "FB", the 3 photographs below)

Kongstad mansion



Kongstad mansion



Kongstad mansion



3. Screen shots from a local news program on Danish TV (tagged below as "TV", the 3 photographs below)

Kongstad mansion



Kongstad mansion



Kongstad mansion



There was also an article (in Danish) about the Chinchilla project in a Danish Farmer's Magazine (LandbrugsAvisen) in 2014. In the first photo, Ms. Kongstad poses with her dog Hector in front of the farmhouse.

"But the point to remember here is that Kongstad and his wife aren't making any secret about their Chinchilla project. In fact quite the opposite -- they seem to be actively canvassing publicity from various media in Denmark and via Facebook."We would like to emphasise that we don't encourage or condone invasions of privacy. But the point to remember here is that Kongstad and his wife aren't making any secret about their Chinchilla project. In fact quite the opposite -- they seem to be actively canvassing publicity from various media in Denmark and via Facebook. So they hardly have any grounds for complaining if their publicised activites attract unwanted attention. We don't see that as involving any invasion of privacy.

If someone posts photos on their Facebook page then they can hardly complain if they end up being commented on and perhaps reproduced elsewhere (although there might be copyright issues with that).

We are planning a dedicated article on the Chinchilla project so we might like to put out there some of the photos until that is ready. We shall get back to that in the near future.

"Kongstad's farmhouse residence in Denmark is officially called "Bremelandsgård"."Regarding Bremelandsgård, the farmhouse above, some additional information reached us only days ago.

Kongstad's farmhouse residence in Denmark is officially called "Bremelandsgård". "Gård" is a Danish word meaning farm so the name means "Bremelands farm". There is a photo of the farmhouse and buildings on Panoramio. That photo was taken in 2011 which is about two years before the Kongstads acquired the property (2013). To see the road entrance to the property on Google Maps (Street View) use this link.

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