Minks freed from cages, farmers give chase
Fri Aug 31, 2007
Fri Aug 31, 2007
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Farmers and other locals were chasing thousands of minks let out of their cages at a fur farm in western Finland early on Friday by suspected animal rights activists.
About half the 2,500 minks released from unlocked cages in Mustasaari, 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Helsinki, had been recaptured by 1000 GMT, but it could take several days to round up the others, police said.
"We have no firm suspects at the moment. But the letters EVR were spray-painted on a feed silo at the farm. In this connection it usually means Animal Liberation Front in Finnish," Chief Inspector Mika Jylha told Reuters, but added: "Of course, anyone could write that."
Being the animal person that I am, I got quite a kick out of this story. However, these type places should not even exist. Though mink are some pretty nasty critters in general, they should not be subjected to this kind of life so some "rich, pretentious, nose in the air" disgrace can have a mink coat or whatever else made from mink fur.
Animalz Rule(even minks)
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