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From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Re: No fur, No photos
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From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
And how did this mass escape come about? Was it because they were
released
by animal rights activists, or because the farm didn't take proper care
of
his fences, or did the mink dig tunnels under vaulting horses?
It was a result of a winter storm, I believe. What's your point, Bob?
Nutria escaped from fur farms in the South US (Louisiana, I believe) in the
'20s or '30s during floods and have been destroying the native environment
ever since. In the US, trapping, killing, and skinning nutria for the fur
industry is considered an environmentally friendly activity.
I think bob's point was that even though animal rights fanatics are hurting
the environment by releasing non-native species into fragile areas, poor
practices with fur farming has done just as much or more damage and well
before the activists were on the scene. Poor enclosures that don't stand up
to bad weather or allow easy escape, etc.
Christian
