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...
by Final Nail | Aug 25, 2025 | Mink farm
Earlier this year in testimony before state legislative committees, Fur Commission USA Executive Director Challis Hobbs claimed, “mink farming in the U.S. supports over 100 family farms.” It turns out that he had rounded up significantly! Here’s a...
by Final Nail | Aug 18, 2025 | Fox farm, Mink farm
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an agency of the European Union that was set up to provide independent scientific advice to policy makers. In 2023 the agency committed to identifying the most relevant welfare issues for mink, foxes, raccoon dogs and...
by Final Nail | Jul 23, 2025 | Mink farm
For the first time since at least 1970, the number of mink pelts “produced” on Utah mink farms has dropped below 100,000, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The number of mink farms in the state has declined along with pelt...
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