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gibraltar72

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13. not that far from me probably 60 miles south.

Reply to USALiberal (Original post)

Thu Nov 17, 2022, 09:18 AM

Nov 2022

Won't do as much damage as the wild boars Nugent left on his hunting preserve when he grew bored and left Michigan.

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About 10,000 Mink Are Running Loose in Northwest Ohio [View all] USALiberal Nov 2022 OP

This was a humane farm raising these animals to be pets, I presume? Orrex Nov 2022 #1

Yep, just like the cow, pig, goat, sheep, and chicken farms. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #9

I'm not aware of mink being raise as food animals--thanks! Orrex Nov 2022 #16

They are raised to be killed and their remains used by humans. Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #18

True Marcuse Nov 2022 #20

I'll use that defense if ever I'm on trial for murder. Orrex Nov 2022 #23

Not a good analogy at all. Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #26

I'm sure that you see it that way. Orrex Nov 2022 #29

Your analogy is poor as humans aren't raised for food of hide. Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #48

We're those 10,000 mink earmarked for cold climate utility-wear? Orrex Nov 2022 #53

We're any of the millions of animals slaughter every year Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #71

Tell you what: let's revisit when you've had a chance to clear your thoughts Orrex Nov 2022 #72

I would ForgedCrank Nov 2022 #75

Beef and pork are also luxury items. There's no need to eat them at this point. Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #77

As a vegetarian, I 100% agree. It is morally reprehensible. Coventina Nov 2022 #78

I just find it comical when people get their knickers in a Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #80

I despise people who wear fur. Absolutely despise them. Coventina Nov 2022 #81

Well, I ForgedCrank Nov 2022 #82

Thats exactly what my Trump humping neighbor said about covid jcgoldie Nov 2022 #27

I agree that the reasoning is preposterous Orrex Nov 2022 #30

Because releasing them wrecks havoc on the environment LeftInTX Nov 2022 #41

Although w Racoons there'd at least be Some Funny Experiences, Along w the Havoc! electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #55

Raccoons can be vicious LeftInTX Nov 2022 #57

I Probably Know This in the Back of My Mind. In my circles it's... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #61

I can't keep anything insecure in my backyard..LOL LeftInTX Nov 2022 #76

Ohhh, boy...but I'm sure I actually did not know they had opposable thumbs... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #84

Someone broke into the farm, unlocked cages of upwards of 40,000 hungry mink GreenWave Nov 2022 #2

because they haven't been fed since Tuesday eShirl Nov 2022 #4

Thanks! GreenWave Nov 2022 #5

Because they're like 2 lbs each, and they're not pack hunters like wolves Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #7

Minks, weasels and the rest of that neck of the mammal family Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #68

Sounds like an inside job bucolic_frolic Nov 2022 #3

I detest the idea of mink farming, but this was still a damn reckless thing Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #6

This Jade Fox Nov 2022 #10

Aren't mink so aggressive that they sometimes kill just to kill vs for food? ok_cpu Nov 2022 #32

I noticed you mentioned the UK, but I bet this is also illegal in the US LeftInTX Nov 2022 #38

Absolutely. Straw Man Nov 2022 #66

Honestly it's cruel and stupid to the point that I'm just as suspicious of the farmer Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #67

Not just a danger to the mink Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #69

"As God Is My Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly" Freethinker65 Nov 2022 #8

That was definitely one of their funniest episodes. Ligyron Nov 2022 #50

Oh, Yes! 😄 electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #56

Mink are common through out North America Marthe48 Nov 2022 #11

Spread these 10,000 across the country in a targeted, scientifically/ecologically sound fashion Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #12

This is an ecological bomb Marthe48 Nov 2022 #14

I think a best-case scenario would be that most of these critters end up staying nearby the farm Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #19

This is so wrong it's epic wrong Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #70

not that far from me probably 60 miles south. gibraltar72 Nov 2022 #13

Oh! Yikes! electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #59

Mink RobinA Nov 2022 #15

Oh, Triple Yikes! electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #62

Don't kid yourself about them being unable to hunt. Bantamfancier Nov 2022 #17

This answered my question upthread. Should have kept reading first ok_cpu Nov 2022 #33

It's interesting that you can tell what predators Bantamfancier Nov 2022 #37

Of the list, minks closest relatives are raccoons. LeftInTX Nov 2022 #45

If I find a bunch of feathers it usually means a dog jcgoldie Nov 2022 #65

But were those wild mink or ones raised on a farm in cages w/food provided for them? Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #43

Yep. Why henhouses and chicken coops exist. Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #73

Thanks for being a farmer... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #83

Can't read article it's behind a paywall. I read yesterday there were 10000 minks released from doc03 Nov 2022 #21

Minks are absolutely a threat to chickens jcgoldie Nov 2022 #24

Very true. They can Bantamfancier Nov 2022 #35

Do you mean Massillon Ohio? ok_cpu Nov 2022 #34

I looked the story up from yesterday it said on November 8th that 1000 were released doc03 Nov 2022 #39

I did a Google search after I read your post and saw the same ok_cpu Nov 2022 #42

I found where I read it yesterday, it was a thread on DU doc03 Nov 2022 #44

Wow. Thank you ok_cpu Nov 2022 #47

Ugh...so it looks some Animal Liberation Front did this.... LeftInTX Nov 2022 #46

And all those fucking weasels voted for JD Vance jcgoldie Nov 2022 #22

Well played. Orrex Nov 2022 #36

That's a good one doc03 Nov 2022 #51

11/16 update - WANE video sl8 Nov 2022 #25

What A Stupid "Action"! Releasing 10,000 of (as far as I think of) any animal... electric_blue68 Nov 2022 #28

That happened when I lived in Salt Lake. I walked by leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #31

Mink probably do. Maybe the habitat wasn't adequate in Salt Lake LeftInTX Nov 2022 #40

This never would have happened but for VANITY and GREED!!! Coventina Nov 2022 #49

Ditto. nt Doremus Nov 2022 #58

Exactly Calculating Nov 2022 #63

Agree! Sky Jewels Nov 2022 #64

This is environmental terrorism. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #52

'Scat Marcuse Nov 2022 #54

3rd raid this month. flvegan Nov 2022 #60

We see mink all the time running on the rip-rap on our shore of the lake. phylny Nov 2022 #74

Fucking PETA idiots DenaliDemocrat Nov 2022 #79

My anecdote about mink... llmart Nov 2022 #85