Guest guest Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 On the heels of a raid last month by animal-rights activists at a minkranch in Davis County fur farmers in Oakley contacted the SummitCounty Sheriff's Office to report suspicious people milling aroundtheir ranch.Someone spotted two suspicious cars near mink sheds on Franson LaneSept. 28 at about 1:50 a.m., according to a police report. Thevehicles were reportedly driven toward an arena in Oakley and theheadlights were shut off.Meanwhile, people who eventually left the same area in Oakley towardKamas Sept. 27 "were asking questions about the mink farm," a separatepolice report states.A deputy searched the mink farm for a "prowler" Sept. 26. Anothercaller that day at about 5 p.m. told a dispatcher a purple Dodge Neonwith a California license plate drove through the neighborhoodsuspiciously."We have advised local mink ranchers to be on heightened alert becausethere could possibly be individuals who are associated with radicalorganizations who may attempt to damage their property or releasetheir animals," Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds said in a telephoneinterview Thursday. "There could be radicals in the area."Activists with the Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility forreleasing thousands of mink from a Kaysville farm Sept. 21."They can expect further raids based on the communiqués we receive,"North American Animal Liberation Press Office spokesman Jerry Vlasaksaid about Utah mink ranchers.-- full story:http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_10631082?source=most_viewed STAPLES supports this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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