2023-09-21 10:18:02
Harrisburg: The area is on high alert following regarding eight thousand minks (a species of the aquatic family living in America and Europe) escaped from a farm in the American state of Pennsylvania. The animals were rescued from a mink farm in Rockefeller Township, regarding 60 miles from Harrisburg. Authorities have requested local residents not to approach or try to catch them if found. Hundreds of minks that have escaped from the cage are running along the nearby highway and other places.
The minks escaped en masse on Sunday morning. The farm operators found a hole that someone had deliberately cut in the wire cage that kept them in. The Pennsylvania State Police concluded that someone had rescued them. Rumor has it that they were rescued by an actor.
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State Sen. Linda Schlegel Culver warned in a statement that minks are dangerous and can bite local residents. Officials advised not to approach or attempt to catch minks without safe and scientific trapping. Animal protection workers and farm workers have stepped in to catch them.
The Northumberland County Department of Emergency Management said anyone who sees live or dead minks should call them immediately.
Authorities and residents have already found and captured many minks hiding on the road, under buildings and in the forest. Some were hit by vehicles and died. Their ability to spread diseases is what worries the authorities.
Minks are carnivorous minks of the nirnaya family and are mainly raised on farms to make fur coats. They have short legs and can weigh up to 600 grams. Earlier, covid infection was found widely in minks in the Netherlands, Spain and Denmark.
Minks were rescued from farms in Ohio and Wisconsin last year. Officials revealed at the time that an animal rights organization was suspected of being responsible for the release.
There is a huge demand for mink and fur skins. Shawls, suits etc. are considered as a great symbol of luxury. Apart from this, a special type of oil used in cosmetics is also extracted from the body of minks. Because of these uses, minks are farmed on a large scale.
They are raised in special wire cages in farms. There is very little freedom of movement in these cages. Animal protection activists say that they are suffering severe mental torture as they cannot even walk straight. The practice of killing mink for leather is also fiercely opposed by environmentalists. The jungle method of flaying the skin alive. This method is followed by the tanners so that the leather comes off quickly and without cracks. Denmark is the largest producer of mink leather in the world. It is estimated that around two crores of mink skins are produced here every year.
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