A mink farm in Ireland was raided, allowing thousands of mink and other farm animals to escape onto nearby local streets on September 26.

The "break-in" was properly planned. Fences and cages at Anderson's Mink Farm were cut and an escape route was created for the minks to follow. However, things did not completely go as planned. About five thousand mink have gotten away onto the public streets of County Donegal.

Many have been found staring at headlights in the open roads while several hundreds have been assumed to have been killed by buses, heavy load trucks and cars.

Only one hundred mink have been captured and returned.

Connie Anderson, one of the farm's officials, is now pointing the finger at animal activists.She blames them for the farm invasion that early Sunday morning and for the unnecessary deaths of the mink.

The head of Ireland's Alliance for Animal Rights, Bernie Wright, denies being associated with the raiding of the farm, but praises whoever was responsible. 

Mink belong to the weasel family and are highly prized for their soft, glossy fur. Mink are killed after their winter coat reaches prime to create coats and other clothing for the fur industry.