Nebeker Ranch
400 N. Rockingham Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Phone: (310) 440-8862
Contact: Eugene B. Nebeker
Notes: Lab animal supplier (goats, sheep)
Aquatic Research Consultants
2131 Vallecito Drive
San Pedro, CA 90732
Phone: (866) 548-5070 or (310) 548-5070
Fax: (310) 548-5051
Web: http://members.cox.net/doctorwink
Notes: Lab animal supplier (fish)
GMK Bio Services
1155 Camino Del Mar, Ste 506
Del Mar, CA 92014
Phone: (949) 903-4677
Web: http://gmkbio.com
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates); also provides
contract research services.
Stratagene
11011 N. Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (800) 424-5444 or (858) 535-5400
Fax: (858) 535-0071
Web: www.stratagene.com
Notes: Lab animal supplier (mice)
McIntyre Poultry
10542 Vista Camino
Lakeside, CA 92040
Phone: (619) 561-0952
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (chickens)
S & S Farms
1650 Warnock Drive
Ramona, CA 92065
Phone: (877) 646-4744 or (760) 788-7007
Fax: (760) 788-7042
Web: www.snsfarms.com
Contact: Tom Salayer, Mark Bousema
Notes: Lab animal supplier (pigs); see also Vicksburg, MI.
IFPS
175 East Street
Norco, CA 92860
Phone: (951) 737-4962
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (rabbits, cows)
Taconic
3100 Camino Del Sol
Oxnard, CA 93030
Phone: (805) 981-2884
Fax: (805) 981-2893
Web: www.taconic.com
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (rats, mice); also provides contract
research services. “Production site;” worldwide headquarters located
in Hudson, NY.
Metzer Farms
26000 Old Stage Road
Gonzales, CA 93926
Phone: (800) 424-7755 or (831) 679-2355
Fax: (831) 679-2711
Web: www.metzerfarms.com
Contact: John Metzer
Notes: Lab animal supplier (ducks, geese)
CLEA International, Inc.
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 321-4240
Fax: (650) 321-2297
Web: http://clea-intl.com
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (mice, rats).
Primate Products
11 Starwood Drive
Woodside, CA 94062
Phone: (650) 529-0419
Fax: (650) 851-1763
Contact: Paul Houghton
Notes: Lab animal supplier (nonhuman primates). Corporate headquarters;
Primate Products’ “Live Animal Division” is located in Miami
and Immokalee, FL.
Animal Technologies, Ltd.
4435 First Street, #350
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: 800-USA-MICE or (510) 490-3036
Fax: (510) 656-1921
Notes: Lab animal supplier (mice, rats); also provides contract research
services.
Harlan
5668 Brisa Street, Suite B
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 371-8107
Fax: (925) 960-0074
Notes: Lab animal supplier (mice, rats). Harlan’s headquarters
is in Indianapolis, IN.
Covance Research Products
800 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
Web: www.crpinc.com
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (dogs, rabbits, nonhuman primates);
also provides contract research services. Headquarters in Denver, PA.
Simonsen Laboratories
1180-C Day Road
Gilroy, CA 95020
Phone: (408) 847-2002
Fax: (408) 847-4176
Web: www.simlab.com
Contact: Eric Simonsen
Notes: Lab animal supplier (hamsters, mice, rats); also provides
contract research services.
NASCO
4825 Stoddard Road
Modesto, CA 95352
Phone: (800) 558-9595
Fax: (209) 545-1669
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (fish, amphibians). Mail-order
division; production facility located in Fort Atkinson, WI.
Kralek Farms (formerly “Rabbit Barn”)
630 W. Clausen Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Phone: (209) 634-3609
Fax: (209) 634-3609
Web: www.kralek.com, www.myspace.com/kralek
Contact: Mark A. Grobner, Ph.D.
Notes: Lab animal supplier (rabbits)
Pork Power Farms
1312 N. Morgan Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Phone: (209) 632-5938
Contact: John & June Bailey
Notes: Lab animal supplier (pigs)
Valley Biosystems
1265 Triangle Court
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: (916) 374-2735
Fax: (916) 374-2755
Web: www.valleybiosystems.com
Contact: Jeffrey A. Roberts, CEO
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates)
California National Primate Research Center
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-0447
Fax: (530) 752-2880
Web: www.cnprc.ucdavis.edu
Contact: Dallas Hyde, Director
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). CNPRC is one
of eight National Primate Research Centers funded by the National Center for
Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The centers breed nonhuman primates for laboratories and universities engaged
in NIH-sponsored research. The centers also supply nonhuman primate blood
samples, organs and biological fluids. Located on a "300-acre tract three
miles from the main campus" of UC Davis. Houses approximately 4,700 monkeys
for research and breeding.
Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 754-6677
Web: ccm.ucdavis.edu
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (mice). The UC Davis center is
one of three MMRRC's funded by the National Center for Research Resources,
a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Jackson Laboratory—West
4910 Raley Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95838
Web: www.jax.org
Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (mice); also provides contract research services. Headquarters in Bar Harbor, ME.
No known fur farms.
Fur Information Council of America
8424-A Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 860
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (323) 782-1700 or (323) 848-7940
Fax: (323) 651-1417
Web: www.fur.org
Contact: Keith Kaplan, Executive Director; Missy Smart, Chairman
Notes: FICA describes its mission as, “to perform the following: a) protect and improve the public and internal image of the fur industry; b) promote public understanding of the principles of wildlife management and conservation as they relate to the fur industry; c) protect furriers from harassment and illegal activity by anti-fur protestors, demonstrators and activists; and d) develop and coordinate cooperation within the fur industry.”
Fur Commission USA
826 Orange Avenue, #506
Coronado, CA 92118
Phone: (619) 575-0139
Fax: (619) 575-5578
Web: www.furcommission.com
Contact: Teresa Platt, Executive Director; Simon Ward, Communications Director
Notes: “Fur Commission USA represents 420 mink-farming families on 330 farms in 28 states.”
Board (as of September 2009):
Ron Gengel, President
Ryan Holt, Vice President
Kate Roesler, Secretary
Scott Harris, Treasurer
Cindy Moyle, Board Member
Kolby Stembridge, Board Member
Paul Westwood, Board Member
Robert Zimbal, Board Member
Research Committee of Fur Commission USA
(formerly known as the Mink Farmers Research Foundation)
2007 Grants (most recent year from which information is available):
- $7,500 grant to American Fur Merchants Association (New York, NY)
- $9,000 grant to Fur Breeders Agricultural Coop (Sandy, UT)
- $1,000 grant to Olympic Fur Breeders (Granite Falls, WA)
- $20,000 grant to Dr. Steve Bursian, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
- $7,400 grant to Dr. Jack Rose, Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
- $10,000 grant to Dr. Kirsti Rouvinin-Watt, Nova Scotia Agricultural College (Truro, NS)
- $1,500 grant to Kettle Moraine Mink Breeders (Plymouth, WI)
- $10,000 grant to Dr. John Gorham, Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
- $3,000 grant to Scintilla Development Company (Bath, PA)
2006 Grants:
- $10,000 grant to American Fur Merchants Association (New York, NY)
- $9,000 grant to Fur Breeders Agricultural Coop (Sandy, UT)
- $1,000 grant to Minnesota Fur Breeders (Detroit Lakes, MN)
- $1,000 grant to Olympic Fur Breeders (Granite Falls, WA)
- $20,000 grant to Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
- $6,000 grant to Dr. Jack Rose, Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
- $10,000 grant to Dr. Kirsti Rouvinin-Watt, Nova Scotia Agricultural College (Truro, NS)
- $1,500 grant to Kettle Moraine Mink Breeders (Plymouth, WI)
- $7,000 grant to Dr. John Easley (Plymouth, WI)
- $7,000 grant to Dr. Hugh Haldebrandt, Medford Veterinary Clinic (Medford, WI)
- $10,000 grant to Dr. John Gorham, Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
2005 Grants:
- $20,000 grant to Dr. Steve Bursian, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
- $7,000 grant to Dr. Jack Rose, Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
- amount unknown, Dr. David J. Prieur, Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
California Trappers Association
Web:
Notes: state trapping association
Michael's Furs
2270 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Phone: (310) 285-0832 or (323) 730-0300
Fax: (310) 285-0842
Web: www.michaelsfurs.com
Contact: Michael Pappas
Notes: fur buyer ("specializing in Lynx"), d.b.a Montana Fur Traders.
Slaughterhouses
M= cow, pig, sheep, goat slaughter & processing / P =
poultry slaughter & processing / s = slaughter only (no processing) /
dba = “doing business as”
Woodland Poultry
6820 Wilson Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 620-0396
P
East Olympic Poultry
940 S. Crocker Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone: (213) 622-8020
MP
Clougherty Packing Company
3049 E. Vernon Avenue
Vernon, CA 90058
Phone: (323) 583-4621
MP
Notes: Look for the large mural on the building
Manning Beef
9531 East Beverly Road
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Phone: (562) 908-1089
M
Notes: “cinderblock building . . . a block from Interstate 605”
Cal Fresh
778 N Georgia Avenue
Azusa, CA 91702
Phone: (626) 815-9868
P
American Beef Packers
13677 Yorba Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
Phone: (909) 628-7528
MP
Notes: Formerly Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing (closed following January 2008 undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States)
Wing Lee Farm Corporation
13625 Yorba Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
Phone: (909) 342-7233
MP s
National Beef
57 East Shank Road
Brawley, CA 92227
Phone: (760) 351-2700
M
Buitenhuis Mobile Slaughter
6926 Karen Lane
Riverside, CA 92509
Phone: (951) 685-0855
MP s
Central Valley Meat Company
10431 8 3/4 Avenue
Hanford, CA 93230
Phone: (559) 583-9624
M
Creston Valley Meats
3280 Calf Canyon
Creston, CA 93432
Phone: (805) 227-6200
MP
Los Banos Abattoir
21104 West Pacheco Blvd.
Los Banos, CA 93635
Phone: (209) 826-2212
M s
J J Meat Company
25699 Ave. 5-1/2
Madera, CA 93637
Phone: (559) 673-1379
MP s
Pitman Farms (dba Mary's Free Range)
1489 "K" Street
Sanger, CA 93657
Phone: (559) 875-5610
MP
Harris Ranch Beef Company
16277 S. McCall Avenue
Selma, CA 93662
Phone: (559) 896-3081
MP
Cargill Beef Packers (dba BPI, Fresno Meat Company, West Coast Packers)
3115 South Fig Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: (559) 268-2017
M
Notes:Cited for inhumane handling of cows, following a March 2008 USDA audit.
Foster Poultry Farms (dba Coastal Range Organics, Sunland Poultry)
2960 Cherry Street
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: (559) 265-6108
P
Palace Meat Company
2447 W. Church Avenue
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: (559) 233-1124
M
Zorro Leasing (Costal Range Organics, Foster Farms, Sunland Poultry)
900 W. Belgravia
Fresno, CA 93706
Phone: (559) 265-2044
P
Zacky Farms
2222 S. East Avenue
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (559) 443-2750
P
California State University, Fresno
NE Corner of E Barstow & N Woodrow Avenues
Fresno, CA 93740
Phone: (559) 278-2697
MP
East Trade Enterprises
9525 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94603
M
Rancho Feeding Corporation
1522 Petaluma Blvd. North
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: (707) 762-6651
M
Notes: Rancho Veal was expected to close in 2010 to make way for development
Reichardt Duck Farm
3770 Middle Two Rock Road
Petaluma, CA 94952
Phone: (707) 762-8633
P
Petaluma Poultry Processors
2700 Lakeville Hwy.
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: (707) 763-1904
P
Luu Family Corp. (dba New Stockton Poultry)
302 S San Joaquin Street
Stockton, CA 95203
Phone: (209) 466-9503
P s
Grimaud Farms Of California
(dba D'Artagnan, Fabrique Delices, Nicky USA, Sonoma Foie-Gras, Sud Wainer)
1320 A South Aurora Street
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 466-3200
MP
Islamic Meat & Poultry Company
1320 S. Aurora Street
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 462-8022
MP
Jim's Farm Meat
5881 North Winton Way
Atwater, CA 95301
Phone: (209) 358-3535
MP
Foster Poultry Farms
1000 Davis Street
Livingston, CA 95334
Phone: (209) 394-2217
MP
Mayar's Halal Meat Processing
13196 N. Bird Street
Livingston, CA 95334
Phone: (209) 230-3217
MP s
Yosemite Valley Beef Packing
970 East Sandy Mush Road
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: (209) 726-0626
M
Stagno's Meat Company
725 Zeff Road
Modesto, CA 95351
Phone: (209) 578-1748
M
Yosemite Meat & Locker Service (dba Pacific Lamb)
601 Zeff Road
Modesto, CA 95351
Phone: (209) 524-5117
M
Squab Producers Of California
409 Primo Way
Modesto, CA 95358
Phone: (209) 537-4744
P
Cutting Edge Meat
130 N. Santa Fe Grade Road
Newman, CA 95360
Phone: (209) 862-2558
M
Diestel Turkey Ranch
22200 Lyons Bald Mountain Road
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 532-4950
P s
Clausen Meat Packing
19455 W. Clausen Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Phone: (209) 667-8699
M
Foster Poultry Farms
500 F Street
Turlock, CA 95380
Phone: (209) 667-1111
MP
Fulton Processors
1200 River Road
Fulton, CA 95439
Phone: (707) 546-8482
P
Panizzera Meat Company
3905 Main Street
Occidental, CA 95465
Phone: (707) 874-1854
M
Redwood Meat Company
2440 Myrtle Avenue
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: (707) 442-3797
MP
UC Davis Meat Laboratory
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 752-7410
M s
Ellensburg Lamb Company
7390 Rio Dixon Road
Dixon, CA 95620
Phone: (707) 678-3091
MP
New American Poultry
519 Broadway
Sacramento, CA 95818
Phone: (916) 441-1466
P s
California State University, Chico Meat Lab
311 Nicholas Schouten Lane
Chico, CA 95928
Phone: (916) 898-6028
MP
Johansen's Quality Meats
4476 County Road "P" North of Hwy. 32
Orland, CA 95963
Phone: (530) 865-2103
MP
Olson Meat Compamy
7301 Cutler Avenue
Orland, CA 95963
Phone: (530) 865-8111
M
Ralphs Prather Ranch
1833 W Ball Mountain Road
Macdoel, CA 96058
Phone: (530) 398-4182
M
