The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 17,000 minks set free in southern Sweden 17,000 minks escaped from a farm in Skillingaryd in southern Sweden on Monday after a lock on the animals' cage was bust open. https://www.thelocal.se/20101004/29414 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:40:00 +0200 29414 Swedish mink farms slammed for 'cruelty' Animal rights activists say they have uncovered evidence of animal cruelty in Swedish mink farms, and are calling on the government to ban the rearing of mink for fur. https://www.thelocal.se/20100810/28286 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:39:00 +0200 28286