For over 65 years, Bernice and Frank Monteleone have been raising minks on their farm in Elgin. The couple bought their first mink in 1959 — a red female who was pregnant at the time.

The Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township, Ohio, corralled many of the small animals by Tuesday afternoon, the farm's owner told the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office. An estimated 10,000 ...