Berlin - Thousands of minks escaped from a fur farm in the east of Germany, possibly set free by animal rights activists, police said Friday. Farm employees and locals were chasing after 15,000-17,000 minks after they escaped from the farm in Grabow in the state of Saxony- Anhalt.

Investigators believe animal rights activists raided the farm overnight, cutting through wire fences and releasing the animals from their enclosures.
 
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