{"id":13907,"date":"2023-08-16T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=13907"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:02:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T18:02:53","slug":"3000-mink-released-from-wisconsin-farm-in-nighttime-raid-by-animal-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2023\/08\/16\/3000-mink-released-from-wisconsin-farm-in-nighttime-raid-by-animal-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"3,000 mink released from Wisconsin farm in nighttime raid by animal activists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, Wis. (FOX 9)<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/span>Thousands of mink were released from a western Wisconsin fur farm this week as a result of an apparent nighttime raid by animal activists.<\/div>\n
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In an alert on Wednesday, the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office said approximately 3,000 mink were freed from a farm in the township of Lincoln, about 30 miles east of Wabasha, Minnesota. Deputies say that between the hours of 11 p.m. on Aug. 11 and 3:45 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the farm by cutting a hole in a chain-link fence.<\/div>\n
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In an online post on Wednesday, the Animal Liberation Front, an activist group labeled an extremist movement by the FBI, shared a message from the culprit admitting they freed the animals and identifying the farm that was targeted as the Olsen Fur Farm outside Independence, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Deputies say the farm has been targeted in the past. According to the Animal Liberation Front post, a previous raid happened in 1997. In that event, they say 800 mink were released.<\/p>\n

The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who noticed anything unusual on the night of the release in the area of State Road 121 to call dispatch at 715-538-4351 or email\u00a0dispatch@co.trempealeau.wi.us<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mink are small animals that look similar to a weasel. They are often bred for their fur which is in turn used in fashion products. In recent years, activists say the mink industry has shrunk significantly as fur has become a faux pas in fashion. In a separate post last month, the Animal Liberation Front celebrated the closure of a fur ranch in Le Center, Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Howard Thompson Fox News 9 TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, Wis. (FOX 9)\u00a0–\u00a0Thousands of mink were released from a western Wisconsin fur farm this week as a result of an apparent nighttime raid by animal activists. In an alert on Wednesday, the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office said approximately 3,000 mink were freed from a farm in the township … <\/p>\n

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