{"id":2438,"date":"2013-10-05T07:58:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T15:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2013-10-10T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T16:05:15","slug":"2000-mink-released-from-farm-near-new-holstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2013\/10\/05\/2000-mink-released-from-farm-near-new-holstein\/","title":{"rendered":"2,000 mink released from farm near New Holstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Oct. 5, 2013<br \/>\nPost-Crescent.com<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2439\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013_minkfarmer_bilde.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2439\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2439\" alt=\"Bob Zimbal holds one of his minks near rows of sheds at his fur farm in Sheboygan Falls. Zimbal's Mink Ranch is listed in the online publication 'The Final Nail' supported by the activist group Animal Liberation Front which endorses the destruction of fur farms. \/ AP\" src=\"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/2013_minkfarmer_bilde-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Zimbal holds one of his minks near rows of sheds at his fur farm in Sheboygan Falls. Zimbal&#8217;s Mink Ranch is listed in the online publication &#8216;The Final Nail&#8217; supported by the activist group Animal Liberation Front which endorses the destruction of fur farms. \/ AP<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>NEW HOLSTEIN<\/strong> \u2014 Police say about 2,000 mink were released from a fur farm early Saturday morning in Calumet County.Calumet County Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrived to the area around 4:45 a.m. Saturday after 911 callers said the mink were loose on the roadway.<\/p>\n<p>The Bonlander Furs farm was the site of the \u201cintentional release\u201d on Foundry Road in New Holstein, according to police. By Saturday afternoon, about 1,500 of the mink had been captured.<\/p>\n<p>A 100-person crew of family, friends and other mink farmers were busy Saturday locating the loose Mink in traps and by hand, said Virginia Bonlander, who owns the ranch with her husband Gary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to wear heavy gloves and work them back into the mink sheds,\u201d Bonlander said. \u201cThey\u2019re very fast and very sly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bonlanders have operated the farm since 1978 and have about 5,000 mink on the property. Most are shipped to Toronto for hats, coats and jackets.<\/p>\n<p>A single mink can sell for up to $150 at auction, Bonlander said, and the individuals that released the mink likely had an agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin mink farms have been the target of animal rights activist groups in the past, and some endorse destruction of the farms. The Bonlander Ranch is listed on an online publication \u201cThe Final Nail\u201d supported by the Animal Liberation Front.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhoever did it wrecked some of the latches on the cages, the wires were bent way over and some of the boxes were thrown out on the ground,\u201d Bonlander said.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Department and FBI are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Penzenstadler: 920-996-7226, or <a title=\"mailto:npenzenstadler@postcrescent.com\" href=\"mailto:npenzenstadler@postcrescent.com\">npenzenstadler@postcrescent.com<\/a>; on Twitter @npenzenstadler<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 5, 2013 Post-Crescent.com NEW HOLSTEIN \u2014 Police say about 2,000 mink were released from a fur farm early Saturday morning in Calumet County.Calumet County Sheriff\u2019s deputies arrived to the area around 4:45 a.m. Saturday after 911 callers said the mink were loose on the roadway. 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