500 mink released in Canada

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With razor-toothed minks running wild in Ontario, fur farmers put up $100K to rein in 'extremists'
After animal activists once again unleashed a horde of carnivorous mink on the Ontario countryside, the Canadian Mink Breeders Association has put up a staggering $100,000 reward to rein in the “extremists.”

“These criminals don’t think that people have a right to use animals, fine, but these are domesticated animals that have been raised on farms for more than 100 generations,” said mink farmer Kirk Rankin in a Tuesday statement announcing the six figure reward to catch the “cruel and irresponsible” persons responsible.

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More than 500 mink were released from cages at the Willow Pond Farm (105 Maple Grove Road) in Brant, Ontario early on April 30. The Willow Pond Mink Freedom Movement has claimed responsibility, according to media reports.
 
Well that doesn't sound very good for the mink if the article is correct. It sounds like a more responsible plan needed to be enacted, like a mink sanctuary or something. [emoji45]


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The disadvantage of a mink sanctuary, however, is that the legal owner of the minks would then likely travel there to collect them back :mad:

I am really on the fence regarding direct action like this.
Yes, minks and other animals are horribly mistreated and killed on fur farms everywhere, however, releasing them into the wild might give them a few weeks of free life at the expense of other animals in the area.

Plus, the meat-eating majority sees this kind of action as irresponsible (which it is, unfortunately) and as a reinforcement of the belief that vegans and animal rights activists are dangerous extremists.
 
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"Razor toothed" minks? Releasing "hordes of carnivorous minks"? Oh the drama.
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They are gorgeous creatures.


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"Canada’s fur trade contributes nearly $1 billion to the Canadian economy annually."
"Estimated North American domestic annual retail fur sales: $4 billion"
"In Canada, approximately 2.8 million mink pelts are produced by fur farms annually."
Canada’s Fur Trade: Fact & Figures - Fur Institute of Canada
Lots of dead mink for lots of moolah - an horrendous trade that should not exist in a civilized country.
 
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"Razor toothed" minks? Releasing "hordes of carnivorous minks"? Oh the drama.
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Yeah, they are cute. However,animals in the weasel family (such as minks) are incredibly talented killers, who do kill for the fun of it, not just to eat. IOW, you can't just laugh off the impact of releasing large numbers of mink into a local ecosystem. An awful large number of animals, including the mink, will die.

It's a really counterproductive action, and makes animal activists look as though they don't know anything about animals and don't care about animals as much as they care about publicity/ego.
 
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