Just now the news showed some minks that had escaped from a farm and there was a crew trying to catch them. The mink looked exactly like a ferret, only black. Of course they are in the same family. The minks ran and jumped just like a ferret. They fought hard for their freedom but lost. Eventually they will be killed and skinned for their pelt. I find this most disheartening. Was not only the low spot of the day but of the month and more. Yes animals are given to us to use, not abuse, and harvesting pelts from a mink is not abuse. Just the same I see absolutely no reason to harvest mink pelts. We have all kinds of clothing that perform the same function, just not with the Hollywood glamour of a mink pelt. Of course I am sided for the preservation of the animal and I do not support the mink market. Mink are not pets but if raised in appropriate environments could they be? I say let the mink go back to the wild and let those who need a coat go to the brick and mortar places to buy a manufactured item. Gordon, Peekaboo and Pester J Gordon Bengtson Aarrow-Ranch Aviation Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111 [Posted in FML 6102]