Animal-Loving Extremists

[Billinet at aol_com]

I agree that these people are best ignored, unless they do something that 
hurts people or seriously damages property, in which case they should be 
treated like common criminals.

But I recall two stories in the last few years that might be illustrative of 
the mind sets of those people.

One took place in England, where a group of extremists broke into a mink farm 
and "liberated" the animals therein.  As reported in the Wall Street Journal, 
most of the creatures hung around the farm and were recovered.   Some climbed 
the legs of the workers there and a few even tried to get back into their 
cages.  But some did escape to the wild, raising concern among 
environmentalists and others that they would exterminate in that area the 
beloved river vole, an endangered species.

The second story also involved a mink farm, this one in Colorado.  Another 
attack was foiled by an alert watchman.  The police who investigated were 
puzzled as to why people would release those tame, domestic animals, who 
would surely become easy prey for the many coyotes in the area.

I guess with those people, it's not the animal, it's the publicity.

Bill