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Swedish military admits role in mink massacre, low flying planes caused animals to kill their young
Swedish military admits role in mink massacre
The Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten) have apologized for contributing to the death of over 500 minks after low-flying planes caused the animals to turn on their young in a panic-induced killing spree.
The flyby occurred over a mink farm in Svenljunga, southern Sweden, during the military training exercises that took place last summer.
When planes flew past at low altitudes, the adult minks became so terrified that they turned on their young and bit them to death.
Between 500 and 600 minks were killed in the frenzy in which the young pups weren't eaten but fatally bitten by the frightened adult minks.
http://www.thelocal.se/46816/20130319/#.UUluFTei2So