Mink Loose In VWC

Police in Van Wert County report someone broke into a mink farm and released more than 25,000 of the small animals from their cages…all this at the Lion Farms USA Mink Farm on Hoaglin Road in Hoaglin Township, six miles north of Van Wert. Officials add…the suspect or suspects destroyed fencing at the farm before releasing the animals. Many remained on property and were corralled by farm workers. Over 10,000 mink are still unaccounted for. The investigation continues.