by Final Nail | Dec 4, 2025 | Mink farm
Last month, activists visited the only remaining mink farm in Illinois, the Monteleone Mink Ranch in Elgin. Although not all of the sheds were closely inspected, most were empty or in very bad shape, and the stacks of cages at the back of the property is a good sign!...
by Final Nail | Nov 24, 2025 | Mink farm
After 65 years in operation, and the slaughter of too many mink to count, we can confirm that the Gengel mink farm in Lake Villa, Illinois has closed. Ron Gengel was an important figure in the mink industry, serving as president of Fur Commission USA for many years....
by Final Nail | Nov 7, 2025 | Mink farm
The City of Coalville, Utah has approved plans to redevelop the property where the Black family mink farm was located. The mink sheds were recently taken down. For decades, the farm operated next to the county rodeo arena. Because of the mink next door, it was...
by Final Nail | Oct 23, 2025 | Mink farm
The Harrison County Sheriff and local news media are reporting that many foxes and mink were released from cages at the Tremel fur farm (pictured) in Woodbine, Iowa early in the morning of October 21.
by Final Nail | Oct 15, 2025 | Mink farm
Mike Brown used to work in public relations for tobacco companies, and is now representing the International Fur Federation. In this video clip, Mike attempts to comfort mink farmers at the Fur Commission USA annual meeting. There are a shrinking number of mink farms,...
by Final Nail | Oct 1, 2025 | Mink farm
The Dixon mink farm in Bluffdale, Utah will not be reopening. Bryce Dixon’s application for a business license to operate a fur farm has been denied by the city. Because of changes to the zoning code, mink farming is no longer a permitted use of the property....
by Final Nail | Sep 19, 2025 | Action alerts, Mink farm, Vaccines
At the recent Fur Commission USA annual meeting we learned that Vaxxinova, an international company with U.S. headquarters in Worthington, Minnesota, is the newest (and currently only) company to manufacture vaccines to protect against diseases common on fur farms....
by Final Nail | Sep 10, 2025 | Mink farm
At their recent annual meeting, Fur Commission USA reported having two member farms in the state. Among the meeting’s attendees were John Stahl, co-owner of a mink farm in the city of Sunbury, and Lee DeMatteis, a member of the family that operated the Oakwood...
by Final Nail | Sep 1, 2025 | Mink farm
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is discontinuing its annual survey of mink pelt production and sales. The mink farming industry has shrunk so much that it’s not worth the effort and expense to collect the data. That’s more bad...
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