[Ecurrexchangess]

This reminds me of another incident. I keep a dog-rescuing kit in my car (a plastic bag with a can of wet dog food, some treats, and a couple of different size leashes) because there are a lot of times when i see stray dogs and I try to capture them and sometimes I find their owners, sometimes they go to an animal shelter and sometimes they end up living with us.

Anyway, one time this little dog was running through the street (a dangerous thing to do) and I tried to catch it. Finally, it ran up to somebody's front door. I knocked on the door, and when the person answered, he (the person, not the dog) said, "Oh that stupid little dog must have gotten out!" and I told him (the person, not the dog), "Well your dog can't be too stupid if it knows how to turn the handle on the door".

Here was an example of the person blaming the dog for the door being left open. A mink is just a mink and is going to do what a mink does, regardless of whether it is in Ireland or not (what if you trap a leprechaun who is in the form of a mink?) and it is not the mink's fault if the owner does not keep it locked in.

Did the neighbor offer you the traps? If so, and you catch the minks, then your neighbor still owes you a trapper's fee. I would charge a fee of one mink. If the mink comes onto your property, it poses a threat to your property, to your chickens. Technically, your neighbor should be worried about your chickens.