Smeal fox farm in Scribner, Nebraska

Smeal fox farm in Scribner, Nebraska

Conditions inside the Ohio fur farm that was in the news last week were terrible, but not unique. This was filmed at the Smeal fox farm in Scribner, Nebraska, where foxes continue to suffer in horribly small cages inside ramshackle sheds. Foxes are social animals, but...
Hundreds of animals rescued from fur farm in Ohio

Hundreds of animals rescued from fur farm in Ohio

Disturbing video from Humane World for Animals of the end of the Grand River Fur Exchange in Rome, Ohio. Humane World for Animals stepped in to help hundreds of animals after the farm owner died in late December. There are now only 3 mink farms and one fox farm...
It’s the time for year-end lists

It’s the time for year-end lists

In 2024, we confirmed the closure of 70 fur farms across the U.S. Thank you to everyone who sent us photos and reports from farm visits this year! We plan to continue to whittle down our list in 2025. (Photos from the now-closed Woodring Fur Farm in Fredericksburg,...
“We found only ruins”

“We found only ruins”

Report from activists: “Earlier this fall, on the lakeside grounds of what we thought would be the Sieverding Fox Farm (36414 130th St, Dundee, Minnesota), we found only ruins. Despite being well before pelting season, the area was in complete disuse. The two...