Thousands of minks were released from a central Pennsylvania fur farm by one or more people who cut holes in the fence surrounding it, police say.

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Thousands of minks are on the loose after one or more people cut holes in a fence and released them from a fur farm near Sunbury in central Pennsylvania.

6,000 to 8,000 minks escaped from Richard H. Stahl Sons Incorporated on State Route 890 in Rockefeller Township between midnight and 6:50 a.m. on Sunday, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Police say the culprit or culprits cut holes in the mink farm’s fence and freed around 6,000 to 8,000 minks from their enclosures.

Officials warn residents not to approach thousands of aggressive minks roaming the area near Sunbury Animal Hospital.

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