Training Day (Protect Your Face) Mink farmers had showed me their scars. They do not make good pets, but they are appropriate homes that can provide a long and happy life for this creature. We, as humans, control a huge amount of aspects of our environment. Minks can bite through the thickest gloves, still causing bloody wounds. It is not meant to substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, or formal and individualized advice from a veterinary medical professional. oops, I forgot to mention this bit, that there is a big difference from what I have read and personally lived, between a ranch or ex-ranch mink, or fur-farm mink, and a totally wild adult mink. https://www.avma.org/KB/Policies/Documents/euthana... Ok, Melissa. There are currently 4 base colors- Blue, Natural, Champagne and Platinum, and 3 coat patterns, which are Solid, Mink and Point. What matters are the traits inherent to the species. New research shows for the first time that these opportunistic predators—not much larger than a big house cat—can and do take down Canadian lynx, which can grow up to double their size. The Manx is a medium-sized cat but she is stocky and heavily boned. I love nature for how it is, not how I wish it was. I hear a lot of people say that fishers — six-to-13-pound members of the weasel family — eat house cats, but I’m not yet 100 percent convinced. Nature is a cycle of suffering. This is one of the few CONSISTENT definitions of domestication. In the southern parts of their range, mink only occasionally feed on muskrats as an opportunistic predator. Also, if the approved methods of slaughter are the basis on which you build your views of humane treatment of animals, then you must be a cruel person indeed. Melissa A Smith (author) from New York on July 26, 2015: "So basically you are against every wolf, coyote, hyena, lion..... essentially every thing that doesn't shoot it's dinner with a gun! The are simply 'domesticated'. "Humans killing animals in stores where I can't see them and then feeding them to my animals is fine. I believe all animals that are killed for our food and our pet's food should be euthanized by the most human methods possible. When mink are raised for their fur, the design of the mink’s environment in the farm is for optimal profit, not welfare for the animal. I personally feel that when ever the next massive technological reversion happens (and they do- the last major one was the dark ages) quite a few people are going to be in for a rude awakening. Without water any mink is quietly in agony I can promise you of this. Simply giving my young mink a valuable learning experience. I understand not liking how things work out in nature but you can't put labels on just anyone and try and cause a riot against them like this just because you don't agree with these things. CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. You are a skilled trainer. Beaver scat is made up entirely of wood chips. As lawmakers are always quick to aid business owners that want to kill animals over those that want to care for them as pets, these legal loopholes might keep them legal unless you are required to be a licensed farmer. "You see me as some blood thirsty monster". But really they are not voracious either, as this is a solely human concept. Too bad you let your emotional delusions allow you to believe numerous mice need to suffer for your pet's well being. Data from studies suggest that dogs can get infected but might not spread the virus to other dogs as easily as cats and ferrets can spread the virus to other animals of the same species. The greatest difference is in their bulk, as the largest male mink only weigh a little over 1.5kg, while otters average 7-12kg and can be even heavier. You claimed you read this article, and if you did you'd see that it is not at all a care manual but more of a discussion about the domestication status of minks, why they make bad pets, oh and of course you know, how I feel about using them to hunt. She did lots of other loving things and she was very happy, calm and relaxed with me. Of mink and human samples tested so far in the United States, none have contained all the mutations that make up the Cluster 5 strain. You do not know me personally, and you have NO IDEA what kind of efforts I go to making the most out of EVERY kill I make. You prefer that animals suffer their entire lives stuffed in tiny cages, walking around in their own filth, never seeing the light of day, only so they can 'humanly" have their heads chopped off and be paired for you or your pets dinner plate. "Domestication does not inferr the viability to make ranch minks into pets.". Oh and a few tidbits for you Melissa: rodents will indulge in cannibalism. Minks are a notorious invasive species in Great Britain. I can watch YouTube and read articles posted by surfers, and figure out some great advice to give people based on what I learn. Your complete and utter ignorance on nature is beyond embarrassing, and you'd be better off saving face by keeping your silly comments, and ridiculous opinions to yourself. "Actually, the whole idea of keeping pets from the start is unnatural for them so maybe it is you who shouldn't be keeping animals if you are against denying them of their 'nature'. You choose to ignore the amount of waste that is produced through your “humane” ways of producing meat. Other than the quality of their fur, and the size of their bodies, ranch mink are not much different from their wild counterparts. ", P.S. Our mechanized, industrial society has NOT improved on that. We are still learning about this virus, but it appears that it can spread from people to animals in some situations. Now I am not against people getting mink as pets, as long as they take care of them properly, and give them the interaction their large brains require, and the exercise their active bodies need. Such as when I go pick up hay from the field and the cats and dogs eat their fill of the pack rats I exposed picking up the bales. Instead of focusing your attention on him for faulty reasons why don't you use your energy to help end the mink farms... Melissa A Smith (author) from New York on May 05, 2015: Rachel Jones from Cardiff, UK on May 05, 2015: pretending to describe wild mink is not the same as describing a wild mink. Actually, the whole idea of keeping pets from the start is unnatural for them so maybe it is you who shouldn't be keeping animals if you are against denying them of their 'nature'.

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