by Final Nail | Aug 25, 2026 | Mink farm
For the first time in the United States, avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed on a fur farm. On Friday, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service disclosed avian influenza infection in captive mink in Utah (the farm location was not...
by Final Nail | Aug 14, 2026 | Mink farm
There are only a few fur farms remaining in Oregon, and the largest of them is Cascade Farms near the city of Turner. During the night of August 12-13, someone cut holes in the farm fence and released 1,500 mink from cages.
by Final Nail | Jul 27, 2026 | Mink farm
A study published earlier this month found that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) continues to circulate in U.S. farmed mink, that mink can serve as “reservoirs” for the virus, and that the virus has spread from mink to other wildlife. The 3-year...
by Final Nail | Jul 8, 2026 | Mink farm
New rules for fur farms in Minnesota have been finalized by the Minnesota DNR and will take effect by the end of the year. The new rules include important (but insufficient) animal care standards, new requirements for disease reporting and record-keeping, and give the...
by Final Nail | Jun 6, 2026 | Fur auction house, Mink farm
The American Mink Exchange auction wrapped-up last week at the South Point Conference Center in Las Vegas. Prices for mink pelts were the highest they’ve been in a long time. The reason is reduced supply not increased demand. Fur farming is a shrinking industry....
by Final Nail | Apr 24, 2026 | Mink farm
The 51st Kastoria (Greece) International Fur Fair ended this week. During the fair, attendees visited a local mink farm. This video was shared online by Louise Simonsen, a leading figure in Denmark’s mink industry. From the emojis accompanying the clip,...
by Final Nail | Apr 3, 2026 | Mink farm
Opposition research: Washington lobbyist Joan Galvin has joined Fur Commission USA as an honorary board member (only active fur farmers are eligible to serve as regular board members). It would be hard to find somebody more entrenched in animal abuse industries as...
by Final Nail | Feb 26, 2026 | Mink farm
The data (mink “production” by state) in this chart from a recent article in The Oregonian newspaper is not new, but it’s encouraging to see in a visual format.
by Final Nail | Jan 15, 2026 | Mink farm
We love this promo video from a demolition company in Finland! We hope to see more scenes like this (mink farms torn down) in the...
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