‘Do not approach’: up to 8,000 minks escape from farm in Pennsylvania

Animals liberated by unknown actor' who cut hole in fence, as residents warned not to try to capture any fugitives

It was a jailbreak for the ages: thousands of dangerous captives on the run in Pennsylvania, an all-hands alert for law enforcement, and anxious officials warning the public to report sightings to an emergency hotline.

The escapees are animals from a mink farm in Rockefeller Township, 60 miles north of Harrisburg, and were liberated by an unknown actor" who cut a hole in a fence in the early hours of Sunday, according to a report from Pennsylvania state police.