Man Sentenced To Prison For Freeing Mink

Wisconsin Ag Connection ^ | 9 November 2005 | Staff

[Lurker]

November 09, Wisconsin Ag Connection — Man sentenced to prison for freeing mink. An animal rights activists who plead guilty to domestic terrorism charges for freeing thousands of mink from Midwest fur farms will go to federal prison for two years.

Peter Young of Mercer Island, WA, was sentenced on Tuesday, November 8, by U.S. District Judge Stephen Crocker. He was also ordered to pay nearly $255,000 in restitution to the farmers he violated. Young eluded authorities for more than seven years after he trespassed on the mink operations eight years ago.

Young, and accomplice Justin Samuel set out to cripple the fur industry in 1997 −− freeing more than 7,000 mink from their cages at five farms in Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The two were indicted in 1998 on four counts of interference with commerce by threat or violence and two counts of animal enterprise terrorism.

Authorities in 1999 picked up Samuel, who agreed to cooperate in exchange for a two−year prison sentence. Young was a fugitive until March when he was arrested on a shoplifting charge.

[Lurker]

It's a pity he only got two years. But I have a feeling they will be the longest two years of his life.

The article also neglects to mention that almost every 'freed' mink died within days.

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[Andy from Beaverton]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=mink

[Xenophobic Alien]

Peter meet Bubba

Bubba meet Peter

Hey Peter your in luck, it looks like Bubba is fond of you already.

[Piquaboy]

It is about time that these slime get their comeuppance.

[Dark Knight]

He was unrepentent, encouraged more of the same, and got a light sentence...

What's wrong with this picture?

DK

[marktwain]

"The article also neglects to mention that almost every 'freed' mink died within days."

Yes, the premise in the headline is very misleading. It should have read: Domestic Animal Rights Terrorist gets Prison

Or

Mink Killer gets Jail

or

Farm Hater gets Prison

[joesnuffy]

He did not 'free' them he destroyed and vandalized private property,polluted the environment, and endangered wildlife..

He killed many if not most of the mink by his malicious and selfish act and is not only arrogant about his crime he also shows no remorse.

-flush him.

[Lurker]

Yea, what you said.

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[Captain Rhino]

IIRC, there was a similar incident in Oregon where the released minks were expected to ravage the local ecosystem then die of starvation. Is that the same mechanism that killed the minks referred to in this story?

[Welsh Rabbit]

The article also neglects to mention that almost every 'freed' mink died within days.

When the ALF released a bunch of mink in England they nearly wiped out the water vole population. They have no natural predators in Britain.

[untrained skeptic]

He should have been charged with a wide variety of felonies including theft of all those animals and breaking and entering.

He should have also been charged with thousands of cases of animal abuse.

Two years in jail is a slap on the wrist for what he did.

[yankeedame]

It's a pity he only got two years....

Agreed! "Liberating" these mink took the bread out of mouths of ranch owners and their families. Raising these minks wasn't a hobbie with these people, it was their liveihood.

Question: If this character had "liberated" 7,000 [or even 700] head of swine would he still have gotten only 2 years?

[WasDougsLamb]

He killed many if not most of the mink by his malicious and selfish act and is not only arrogant about his crime he also shows no remorse. -flush him. ----I agree . Oh, and send me one of them their free minks.