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    The document discusses the threat posed by American mink farms in Spain. American mink were originally brought to Spain by the fur industry, and have since escaped and invaded the wild in several Spanish provinces including Valladolid, Ávila, Zamora, Cáceres, Toledo, and Madrid. The document argues that the fur industry should be sanctioned for introducing and spreading an invasive species. It also notes that the presence of American mink poses a serious threat to native fauna and causes animal welfare issues. To eradicate the invasive mink, the document proposes using a technique called "mink raft methodology."

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    The document discusses the threat posed by American mink farms in Spain. American mink were originally brought to Spain by the fur industry, and have since escaped and invaded the wild in several Spanish provinces including Valladolid, Ávila, Zamora, Cáceres, Toledo, and Madrid. The document argues that the fur industry should be sanctioned for introducing and spreading an invasive species. It also notes that the presence of American mink poses a serious threat to native fauna and causes animal welfare issues. To eradicate the invasive mink, the document proposes using a technique called "mink raft methodology."

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    The document discusses the threat posed by American mink farms in Spain. American mink were originally brought to Spain by the fur industry, and have since escaped and invaded the wild in several Spanish provinces including Valladolid, Ávila, Zamora, Cáceres, Toledo, and Madrid. The document argues that the fur industry should be sanctioned for introducing and spreading an invasive species. It also notes that the presence of American mink poses a serious threat to native fauna and causes animal welfare issues. To eradicate the invasive mink, the document proposes using a technique called "mink raft methodology."

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    AMERICAN MINK I BELIEVE THAT THE GREAT FAULT LIES WITH THE
    INDUSTRY, SINCE IT HAS BEEN THE ONE THAT HAS
    BROUGHT THE SPECIES AND THE ONE THAT HAS
    SPREAD IT THROUGHOUT A LARGE PART OF SPAIN,
    IT SHOULD IMPOSE AN EXEMPLARY SANCTION ON
    THEM

    TO ERADICATE IT, THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MINK


    RAFT METHODOLOGY WOULD BE USED

    THE AMERICAN MINK IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF ITS


    EXTINCTION.:THE PRESENCE OF AMERICAN MINK LOCATION INVADED: VALLADOLID,
    ORIGIN: SEGOVIA
    FARMS IN OUR TERRITORIES, WHICH PRODUCE FUR FOR ÁVILA, ZAMORA, CÁCERES, TOLEDO,
    FASHION PRODUCTS, POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO OUR MADRID AND GUADALAJARA
    FAUNA AND CAUSES SERIOUS SOCIAL EXCLUSION FOR
    REASONS OF ANIMAL WELFARE. Description of the animal
    The American mink (Neovison vison) is a predatory mammal of the mink family that
    resembles a mink. It has a broad head, short ears, smooth, uniform brown fur with a darker
    stripe down the back, short legs, and broad feet. Their fur is highly prized in the fur industry.

    It can be a carrier of parvovirus-induced plasmacytosis or Aleutian mink disease (ADV), which


    can cause severe immunodeficiency and even death in specimens carrying certain genes. This
    mink is a semi-aquatic animal, since it usually lives between water and land. For this reason,
    it makes burrows near watercourses and streams in wooded areas. Their preferred habitat is
    rocky, wet places, and ferns provide them with shelter.

    The American mink is a very agile and fast animal with a light body that moves easily in
    confined spaces. The tail of the small animal is almost as long as its body, which gives it great
    stability. Like otters, mink have partially webbed feet that allow them to move in an aquatic
    environment. Like many other musculines, the American mink is sexually dimorphic. This
    means that the males are larger and heavier than the females. On average, a mink weighs 2
    kg and is about 60 cm long.

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