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Run little mink, run!!!!
Nanny wrote:
That kind of thing has happened several times here too. Most of the minks can't survive in the wild anymore and die or become road kill............. The minks that are caught aren't identifiable, so young ones can't be returned to their own mothers. That's a shame....wish they just wouldn't capture or breed them in the first place. Fur belongs on animals, and wild animals belong in the wild! Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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Absolutely ! They should try to get rid of the fur farms.
-- Nanny I still miss my ex but my aim has improved. "bewtifulfreak" schreef in bericht ... Nanny wrote: That kind of thing has happened several times here too. Most of the minks can't survive in the wild anymore and die or become road kill............. The minks that are caught aren't identifiable, so young ones can't be returned to their own mothers. That's a shame....wish they just wouldn't capture or breed them in the first place. Fur belongs on animals, and wild animals belong in the wild! Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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Yeah, that's why they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Releasing these animals into the wild pretty much is a death sentence for them. If they want folks to stop breeding them, they should focus their efforts on education of the general public. And no, I don't think ruining somebody's fur coat with paint qualifies as education. That's assault and shouldn't be encouraged or promoted. -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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Victor M. Martinez wrote:
Yeah, that's why they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Releasing these animals into the wild pretty much is a death sentence for them. If they want folks to stop breeding them, they should focus their efforts on education of the general public. And no, I don't think ruining somebody's fur coat with paint qualifies as education. That's assault and shouldn't be encouraged or promoted. I agree. All you do with behavior like that is make yourself look ignorant, and totally shut people's minds to your message. But I do hope there are other groups working in a more productive manner to save animals from being used in this way, it truly is heartbreaking. Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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bewtifulfreak wrote: Nanny wrote: That kind of thing has happened several times here too. Most of the minks can't survive in the wild anymore and die or become road kill............. The minks that are caught aren't identifiable, so young ones can't be returned to their own mothers. That's a shame....wish they just wouldn't capture or breed them in the first place. Fur belongs on animals, and wild animals belong in the wild! However, from all I've read, mink are singularly nasty, vicious, destructive little animals. That doesn't excuse breeding them just to kill them for their skins, but releasing hoardes of them into the ecosphere isn't doing other wild-life any favours! Ann -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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"bewtifulfreak" schreef in bericht ... EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: bewtifulfreak wrote: Nanny wrote: That kind of thing has happened several times here too. Most of the minks can't survive in the wild anymore and die or become road kill............. The minks that are caught aren't identifiable, so young ones can't be returned to their own mothers. That's a shame....wish they just wouldn't capture or breed them in the first place. Fur belongs on animals, and wild animals belong in the wild! However, from all I've read, mink are singularly nasty, vicious, destructive little animals. That doesn't excuse breeding them just to kill them for their skins, but releasing hoardes of them into the ecosphere isn't doing other wild-life any favours! Well, as I said, I agree it wasn't the way to go, but as you said, they shouldn't be used that way. And I don't think any animals are nasty per se; they do what is necessary to live. I mean, one could say a tiger is viscious, but only to the extent it needs to be to survive. I doubt they're just viscious for the heck of it, which is more than I can say for a lot of people.... Ann I couldn't agree more with you, Ann. Any animal that isn't really fit to be a pet is nasty and vicious when you look at it in a certain way. Some people want to try to have minks as pets, and most of the time it doesn't really work, cause they're just not the right pet material, and when they bite they usually go all the way. I think that's why they have that bad reputation, and comparing that with "your" tiger, that would kill when you took it in as a pet, and everyone would find that natural. I'm a ferret owner, and I see some ferret owners thinking, that if they have ferrets they could also have a mink. Nothing is less true ! Nanny -- http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak |
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Yeah, that's why they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Releasing these animals into the wild pretty much is a death sentence for them. If they want folks to stop breeding them, they should focus their efforts on education of the general public. And no, I don't think ruining somebody's fur coat with paint qualifies as education. That's assault and shouldn't be encouraged or promoted. I am very much an anti-fur trade activist, to the extent that I can be, but even I would never do that. Thankfully, fur isn't really "in" like it used to be. The hardest thing for me is our annual black-tie, formal charity auction. It's a very hoity-toity affair and is designed to bring out the "big money" and targeted for that group. But the little old blue-haired (very wealthy) ladies always wear their fur. It just kills me. Not just mink either; even lynx, and I didn't even know they made coats out of lynx. I almost chew my tongue off every year to keep from saying something. I know these little old ladies have had their furs for twenty years and just *wait* for an occasion to wear them and don't really know better. But it just screams "oxymoron" to wear fur to a Humane society event. Sherry |
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"Sherry " wrote Yeah, that's why they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Releasing these animals into the wild pretty much is a death sentence for them. If they want folks to stop breeding them, they should focus their efforts on education of the general public. And no, I don't think ruining somebody's fur coat with paint qualifies as education. That's assault and shouldn't be encouraged or promoted. I am very much an anti-fur trade activist, to the extent that I can be, but even I would never do that. Thankfully, fur isn't really "in" like it used to be. The hardest thing for me is our annual black-tie, formal charity auction. It's a very hoity-toity affair and is designed to bring out the "big money" and targeted for that group. But the little old blue-haired (very wealthy) ladies always wear their fur. It just kills me. Not just mink either; even lynx, and I didn't even know they made coats out of lynx. I almost chew my tongue off every year to keep from saying something. I know these little old ladies have had their furs for twenty years and just *wait* for an occasion to wear them and don't really know better. But it just screams "oxymoron" to wear fur to a Humane society event. Argh! I don't think I could hold my tongue. It's illegal to hunt lynx here, but maybe it's legal over there? I sincerely hope they don't farm lynx for their fur. shudder -- Marina |
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Argh! I don't think I could hold my tongue. It's illegal to hunt lynx here,
but maybe it's legal over there? I sincerely hope they don't farm lynx for their fur. shudder -- Marina It probably is now. I'm guessing these little old ladies have owned these coats for decades. Just out of curiousity I did a search just now on e-bay, keywords "lynx coat." Several came up. Looking at them just made me sick, just sick. They are such magnificent animals. I've always had a real affinity for them and have been searching recently for lynx artwork. Sherry |
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"Sherry " wrote It probably is now. I'm guessing these little old ladies have owned these coats for decades. Just out of curiousity I did a search just now on e-bay, keywords "lynx coat." Several came up. Looking at them just made me sick, just sick. They are such magnificent animals. I've always had a real affinity for them and have been searching recently for lynx artwork. Yes, I love them too. Lynx are the only wild cat we have here in Scandinavia. I would love to see anything you find. -- Marina |
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