Mink

[baitdigger]

Do these so called 'animal lovers' have any idea of the enviromental impact that their ill-conceived actions will have? http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/ ... -5000-mink
The mink is an amazing preditor and it will not take them long to adapt to the wild and soon they will decimate the small mammal population, water fowl domesticated fowl and even pets.
There cant be many of you who havent already encountered mink on your fishing trips so an extra 5000 will put massive strain on the food chain.

[paul mason]

Yes they will have a big impact on the indigenous species and ravage everything in sight, also if you encounter one of these on your travels they are very aggressive and can give a nasty bite so stay away.

[corbyeire]

eejits - was it definitely some animal rights crowd - anyone arrested

not a case of the business going bust or anything?

[rustyhookthomas]

Bloody Morons! They do more damage than good!

[corbyeire]

according to the mink company - Andersons Mink Farm

they are "animal liberation terrorists"

so what does that make the shower in the dail

[Donagh]

Who the hell else would want to release minks so that they could live free other than the animal rights nutters. Isn't it bad enough that a viable business in a employment black spot will have to be closed down because of a few bloody hippies in the green party.

[evan699]

That's bad alright. What kind of cop on do these people have doing things like that. Wait till you hear stories of little kids losing their household pets to a crazed lunatic mink and see how the animal lovers feel then. Hopefully they'll get the problem under wraps before it spreads too far. I've never seen a mink before i looked at the photo in that article. I wouldn't know the difference between them or otters or ferrits or anythin like that. I'll just be weary of the whole lot in future.

[corbyeire]

mink are everywhere already - youd see them a lot out fishing - very adaptable types

[kaylemf]

there have been a couple in salthill lately, they're very big aswell, noticed them while fishing, dirty things look like they would give a nasty bite.

[baitdigger]

I've seen a few in North Clare on the coast and some inland. I had one in my back garden but it was carrying a dead rat so which is the worst of the two evils?

[twinkle]

think id opt for the mink i hate rats 4 legged and the 2 leg varieties

[kieran]

vicious little beggars...

They kill more than rats. Ask anyone who keeps chickens.
Mink are savage. They kill for killing and not just for food.
A fox will take one chicken. Mink will kill the lot, for the hell of it.

I met one on a local river and it stood its ground and would not budge.

Never had an animal try to stare me down before!

[nicefish]

I seen one today it was wrapped around a woman's neck.

[corbyeire]

if there was no demand there would be no mink!!! - they are all originally from north america - they have been escaping here and there for a long time and are well established buggers

[paul mason]

I seen one today it was wrapped around a woman's neck.

"Vampire Mink"

[Keeper]

Valentia Is. was full of them a few years ago. They would come down and take the fish from under your feet. No fear what so ever. I would try to hit them with the rod and they just dodged and kept coming back. In the end I just backed off. Once they got a few macks they seemed to be happy. Would have to say thought, I was intimidated. I met a few out shooting as well though and when you got a 12 bore its not half as bad. I won those encounters.
Good news is that they seem to be after dying out in the Valentia area as I have not seen one now for a few years.

[paul mason]

I met a few out shooting as well though and when you got a 12 bore its not half as bad. I won those encounters.

[daminim]

Thought i seen an otter in Galway bay not so long ago - it was robbing scraps off a small trawler - could have been a mink?