This is a question for any 'earth'/'animal' activist...

You make an excellent point. For example, PETA grabs these animals from labs or takes in surrendered pets and then puts them to sleep - EXCUSE ME?? Now, I don't believe in repeative animal testing. I don't care if you add a new scent to bleach - its still going to blind that rabbit - and anyone else that gets it in their eyes. You don't have to test it again. HOWEVER, if they don't test things on animals, the animals won't be bred for in the first place - a good thing. Killing an animal isn't really helping either. So, I don't like fur, don't wear it, but don't really need it in TEXAS, nor do I like the way the animals are treated then killed by breeders. But if you take an animal away that's never been in the wild - don't go releasing it into the wild - DUH!!!!! Even Elsa the lioness had to be trained and still didn't do real well in the wild.

That's natural. They do not want people to capture minks and kill them because Man is not suppose to interfere with the on goings of the nature. If the mink is killed by any predator in the wild, its no problem because that's how the natural selection goes.. The survival of the Smartest. If we interfere and keep them safe from other animals, those other animals will die because they cannot find their food. And the population of this animal would increase and that would cause an ecological imbalance. The organisations usually fight for this. They do not want human intervention in the nature's route. A Local example. We had some peacocks in one of our parks in the city here. The people around the park who used to go for walks fed those peacocks some food other than their normal diet. They go habituated to being fed by people and stopped hunting for their food. And slowly they came out of the park into houses and onto roads in search of food. Visualise that. We have spoiled their normal life and thus disrupting the natural Eco balance. This has led to the increase of their normal food animals like snakes, worms etc. can you live with more snakes in and around your household... ??? They just do it because, they do no want to spoil the Earth. People go around killing animals without reason or for their personal reasons. bourne

As someone who considers themselves on the "inside" just know we are not ALL like that. There are intelligent Animal Welfare groups. My roomie and I do some rescue/rehab work, both with wildlife and domesticated animals. I have worked with Best Friends Animal Society (you may have heard of them recently for being in court FIGHTING with PETA over Michael Vick's dogs. PETA wanted them all PUT DOWN. Best Friends wanted to take them in rehabilitate as many as possible and rehome them. Well, guess what, Best Friends has been succeeding wonderfully turning those poor dogs into sweethearts). They are here in Utah and they do NOT go around releasing animals like that. 1st of all, they don't do things ILLEGAL. 2nd of all, like you mentioned that is not safe for the animal OR the local wildlife. My roomie and I take in wounded and mistreated animals and get them better... and then get them forever homes... be that in the wild or with a family if they are pets. I agree with many of the IDEALS of groups like those that make the news... but very few of the ways they go about it. I agree with you that they are actually doing the opposite of what they proclaim.

They get emotionally involved and their emotions get the best of them. They are so upset with whatever that is going on that they just can't think straight.

These types of organizations do the best they can do with what they've got. They can't save every animal from every bad thing out there, it would be impossible to do! So they focus on one issue at a time. Sometimes it's better that the minks be released in a natural environment that still might be dangerous, but better than being killed by mankind for man's selfish reasons.

A number of organizations like ALF and PETA are on the extremist side of things and certainly do not think of the consequences of their actions.Their ideas come from the emotional response they feel and they react without thought or a plan of action.Its akin to a bunch of rioters deciding to tip over a car in response to an action that caused the riot.Much in the same way these organizations react abruptly and think OMG we have to save these poors animals,lets free them.Honestly its also the easy way out of it while fulfilling their goals.Releasing the animals is less responsibility and financial responsibility than to take a more appropiate action.Many of the people who side with these organizations are often young or immature and true activists do NOT side with extremists such as these.For them its all about attention and the HEY LOOK AT ME aspect of it rather than doing good.

Not earth animal activist myself I do find it awkward some things they do. As if they adopt this thinking that rather than abusers destroy life, they will. but I have never actually visit their sites and read their activities thoroughly so I could've missed some explanation if there are ever any.

when did this take place the minks is it to delay or prevent animals being used for fur trading,or as you have said the problem is too vast and who knows where to intervene-it sounds deperate and in a world like this hopeless in a world like this,a bit like a dieter and the rest of the world with a slim aim,and zero tolerance not working.i will wait i dont have the answers i would definitely not try.