by Final Nail | Sep 10, 2026 | Mink farm
It’s encouraging when an inspection reveals that a fur farm has closed. Unfortunately that was not the case at the Blasel Fur Farm in Medford, Wisconsin.
by Final Nail | Aug 31, 2026 | Mink farm
We’re happy to report that Joseph Schrock (Augusta, Wisconsin) is no longer raising mink. During a recent visit, every building on the farm was inspected. Baby cows were found in sheds that once held mink. The farm has been removed from...
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...
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