"In the province of Zeeland is the quiet village Stavenisse. It looks like a peaceful town but just on the outside of Stavenisse is a mink farm called Walhout BV. This family company earns money by breeding about 30,000 mink a year and gassing them after 7 months for their fur.
The mink spend their entire lives on the farm in small wire cages. Hundreds sit in cramped sheds awaiting their death. The sheds are not much more than a roof, because the colder the mink are the thicker their fur is and that means more money for the breeder.
Last November, about 80% of the mink were gassed and skinned. The mink who were 'lucky' enough to live are used to create a new stock of mink. A mink has between 1 and 10 young per litter.
The DBF wants an end to this exploitation of animals and especially for an unnecessary luxury product like fur. We won't wait for a ban on mink farming because in The Hague they have debated for 10 years too long already. Not words but deeds; this is why we have taken it into our own hands.
During the night of Saturday 14th to Sunday, March 15th we went to Walhout BV. From previous visits to this filthy business, we knew exactly what we could and could not do about the (otherwise extremely useless) security. Once we were on the grounds we first destroyed all the breeding cards in 20 sheds and painted in big letters 'DBF is everywhere'. We found a ladder which was very useful for us to escape again over the fence. There was also an excavator which we took the keys from and cut all the cables. There were multiple nets to catch mink around the area which we also destroyed. Then it was time for the real job: Liberating the mink! We freed all the animals that we could and took 5 mink with us to be released somewhere else in a natural area. Before we left we cut holes in the fence to help the mink escape.
This will be a significant blow to the company for a mink is worth at least €90. The Rasmussen mink farm in Oude Molen was lucky this time, as the DBF left you alone. Let this be a warning; stop the breeding and murder of innocent animals! As long as the animals suffer we will not rest; you can make that ditch that you are making as wide as you want but it will never stop us!
Your choice to kill,
Our choice to liberate!
More news about this action will follow..."
ORIGINAL SOURCE: BITE BACK Magazine
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