Police say thousands of minks were released from a central Pennsylvania fur farm when someone cut holes in the surrounding fence. Officials at the Richard H.
“These animals should not be approached as they can be aggressive,” the animal hospital said. “They are not pets, and should not be taken in a home or to a rescue. If one of these minks were to approach you get far away from it. Keep all pets inside if possible.”reported that Mark Stahl of the Stahl fur farm would only say he was unsure what happened and warned people not to approach the animals.
State police said they had opened a criminal mischief investigation and asked anyone with information to call investigators. Cassie Marks of Sunbury told The Daily Item that she helped capture four of the animals to return to the hospital.In November, vandalism freed an estimated 10,000 minks at a rural northwest Ohio farm. Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach said the property owner initially estimated 25,000 to 40,000 mink were released at, but employees were able to corral many that remained on the property less than 15 miles from the Indiana state line.
So many minks were killed crossing a nearby road that a plow was brought in to help clear the carcasses away, Riggenbach said. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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