"One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a "terrorist act" under federal law. Sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, fencing was cut and pens and nest boxes were destroyed to release the mink, which are raised for their pelts, Fur Commission USA said. The farm is near Woodbine, Iowa, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Des Moines."
"Just over 60% of the mink had been recovered by Friday morning, though time is running out to find them all before they succumb to threats in the wild, Fur Commission USA Executive Director Challis Hobbs said. People have attacked mink farms similarly and been charged under the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which defines a person as a terrorist if they are trying to impede or ruin an animal operation, Hobbs said."
""What we see time and time again is when they release captive-raised, farmed mink into the wild like this, especially in these kinds of numbers, it does the exact opposite by hurting and harming the animals," he said. If mink can't be recovered within 24 to 48 hours, the majority die without access to food, clean water and shelter, he said."
Intruders cut fencing, destroyed pens and nest boxes and released roughly 2,000 mink from a farm near Woodbine, Iowa. Fur Commission USA said just over 60% of the mink had been recovered by Friday morning, but many face imminent death from lack of food, clean water and shelter if not found within 24 to 48 hours. People have attacked mink farms previously and been charged under the federal Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, which criminalizes attempts to impede or ruin animal operations. Some released mink attacked and killed ducks and geese being raised for repopulation. Family members continue recovery efforts while law enforcement declined to comment.
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