minky the mink!

[mindy]

hi guys,

i just thought that you might like to have a look at this website
www.minky.ferretsunited.net/


this is a mink that was, they think, an escapee from a mink farm. there are links to videos of her at the bottom of the page. they are super cute!!

[Tressie]

Thanks for sharing that video. Interesting. Did the person ever explain why they didn't free the mink rather than keep it in captivity?

Tressie

[mindy]

this is what was posted from the rescue on the ferret forum:

"Now that Minky is in her new home, it's no longer a secret that Little Dude's rescued an escaped Mink from a mink farm. How do I know that she's a mink farm mink and not a wild mink? I've attached a picture of a wild mink (here's a link - www.nhptv.org/natureworks/mink.htm) HUGE difference in their appearance. I spent countless hours reseaching minks and begging for help on various groups until I felt somewhat confident that I could care for her properly until a home could be found. I never in a million years thought that I could become so attached during the time she spent with me. And if you think ferrets are a lot of work - hah! Minks are faster, more agile and quick thinking. Extremely intelligent little creatures. From what I understand, Minky is not a typical mink. Many "pet" minks who are hand raised as babies, can not be handled except with gloves. It's the luck of the draw when you buy a pet mink. Considering Minky was probably about a year old (I know this because mink farms typically slaughter them at about one year of age or breed them), and still alive and not pregnant, it is highly unusual that she would be so receptive to human interaction. And is she ever!! She is a riot. A ham. A little devil. So very curious and open to any human attention you can give her. By the time she left me, she was climbing all over me, chasing toys, eating from my hand, letting me pet her, rolling onto her back while I rubbed her belly, and let me clip her nails!

Since you need to have a wildlife rehab license to keep a mink, I wasn't announcing that I had her which made it a little harder to find a home. The wildlife sanctuaries wouldn't take her because she wasn't injured and couldn't be returned to the "wild" and if she can't be returned then she would be euthanized. What a sad injustice that would have been. Already, Minky has affected many lives including mine and hopefully she'll go on to affect many more. When I was called out to come get her, she had made it to an auto collision repair shop many miles from Sultan which is the closest mink farm in the area - I think. They are pretty discreet as you can imagine why."

it is not a real explanation, just that it was not a wild mink. i am guessing that she would not be able to survive in the wild, being from a farm.

[lufta]

OMG, how cute is that!!! Such silky black coat!!
Now I wonder if Minky would get along with ferrets. And i wonder what the out come was with the cat meeting.