Hundreds of minks set free

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Hundreds of minks set free at farm accused of animal cruelty
Hundreds of minks (not the ones pictured) in Montérégie were set free overnight on August 20. Police are investigating, and would not confirm it is the same fur farm targeted by animal rights activists online.

By Anne Sutherland and Garrett Barry
THE GAZETTE

August 21, 2014 8:51 AM
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Photograph by: Sergei Grits , AP Photo

MONTREAL — Hundreds of minks were set free on August 19 at a farm in Montérégie accused of mistreating its animals.

The farm’s owner called the Sûreté du Québec at 8 a.m. August 20, reporting that cages housing the minks had been opened. When SQ officers arrived, they discovered that most of the animals remained in the barn close to their open cages, but that some managed to escape into the wild.

One of the main hypotheses of the SQ is that one or…

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