Minks on the run!

wind2000 · Sep 16, 2007

Newfoundland vandals free thousands of minks
Updated Sun. Sep. 16 2007 5:58 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Police in Newfoundland are investigating after someone let thousands of minks escape from a mink farm.

Employees at the farm in the town of Harcourt say they can't understand why someone let between 5,000 and 6,000 minks out of their cages over the weekend. By Sunday about half had been recovered, but there are fears many have already been killed on local roads.

"They were all running rampant, like rats going everywhere," says Michael Lyver, a local farmer. "There were minks all over the road dead, people running over them from the time they got out."

Lyver says that area farmers also killed some of the minks because they had attacked livestock. Local farmers said it was a shame to have killed what they described as beautiful animals. They noted that whoever unlocked their cages didn't have their best interest at heart. Employees at the Harcourt Mink Farm say that whoever was responsible went through a lot of trouble to release the animals from the facility that holds as many as 30,000 minks.

"It would be time consuming to walk down the barns," says Pauline Lambert, a supervisor at the farm. "The barns are fairly long. You have to go down and open every single latch to let them out. Whether there was more than one person involved, I don't know."

Wildlife officials fear the escaped minks will jeopardize the area's natural habitat.

"It causes a bit of a mess," says Hugh Whitney, a provincial veterinarian. "There's risks to wild animals in the area that would be out-competed by the mink ... there could be domestic animals that could be impacted. I think you've already seen cases of back yard poultry, ducks, chickens, geese (that were) targets for minks."

Police are still in the early stages of their investigation and don't have any suspects. They say the minks don't pose a danger to humans but are warning residents not to try to catch the animals. Licensed trappers, however, are encouraged to help recapture the minks. They'll receive a $50 reward for every mink they turn in. About 1,000 minks were still on the loose on Sunday.

The provincial government had placed restrictions on the provincial mink industry earlier this year. There were reports that some of the minks suffered from Aleutian disease, which can destroy animal populations or effect their reproduction.
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Why are idiot (s) doing things like this? Human stupidity never fails to surprise me.

Poor minks and the farm animals. >.<

adrianc · Sep 16, 2007

mink coats on sale soon?

kdotc · Sep 16, 2007

they gota swim to get to toronto..so im good lol

xmichelly · Sep 16, 2007

they don't look dangerous O.O

asiangang · Sep 17, 2007

whao...why would ppl even do that?...

hiake · Sep 17, 2007

PETA fanatics' act of charity gone horribly wrong? That must be it! -shock

[N] · Sep 17, 2007

^ I think so too lol, if the person want to let the minks out because of their "charity," they should've thought about all the consequences first...or they can just be stupid pranksters

chickenutbread · Sep 17, 2007

they look so cute! poor minks. roadkill. can you eat mink? (not that i'd want to -whistle)

BigM · Sep 17, 2007

Wow,,,,, Why would someone want to do that?... Even if they live in cages... Its better then having them run over by cars..

nyckeion · Sep 17, 2007

i guess its like a animal abuse thing considering they might be killed for coats

Taxloss · Sep 17, 2007

^but it's also kind of animal abuse if they (the minks) attack other animals in the area and jeopardize the area's natural habitat. An unresponsible action. >.<

Minks on the run!

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adrianc Well-Known Member

kdotc 안녕하세요빅뱅K-Dragon입니다

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hiake Vardøgr of da E.Twin

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nyckeion ....Boo....

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