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USDA annual survey of mink pelt production
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual survey of mink pelt production, and the news was bad for the industry! In 2024, 771,200 mink were killed on fur farms in the U.S. That's a horrible number, but it's less than half what it was 3 years...
Ohio farm missing hundreds of mink!
There are only three or four fur farms in Ohio, and one of the farms is missing hundreds of mink after an Independence Day raid by animal activists! In an interview with the local newspaper, Dennis Tonn summed up the situation at his fur farm in the city of Massillon,...
How long can fox farmers hang on if they can’t sell pelts for a profit?
At Saga Furs June auction, demand for fox pelts continued to be weak. Saga, the world's largest fur auction house, was able to find buyers for only 39% of all fox pelts offered for sale. And according to Saga, the prices they sold for "are still unprofitable for the...
American mink added to list of invasive species in Europe
Today, a majority of European Union member states voted to add the American mink to its list of invasive species (American mink were brought to Europe in the early 20th century to establish fur farms). This means that, once the changes take effect in 2027, the import...
Where next for fur farming?
Last month, Bulgaria shut down its last mink farm, and we learned that every one of Sweden's remaining mink farms has applied for government financial support to close down. Plus a proposed fur farming ban in Poland is gaining support. 22 countries in Europe have...
New documentary about fur farming in Canada
Check out the new short documentary by The Fur-Bearers about fur farming in Canada! https://youtu.be/4DtygQBreeg?si=e9fAFOa3BidtfRut
Only fur farm in Missouri has closed
The Mid-Missouri Fox Farm was the only fur farm in the state of Missouri, and the southernmost farm on our list. The property has been sold, and it looks like the new owners are not continuing in the fur business. Although a few sheds remain, the rows of fox cages...
Bio-Groom Mink Oil
Only one of the dozens of Bio-Groom pet grooming products contains mink oil. Ask the company to remove fur farm animal cruelty from their ingredients list! Contact Frank Pohl, President: bioderm@biogroom.com.
Reject mink oil, reject the cruel fur industry!
Mink oil is directly connected to the suffering of animals on fur farms! Urge Red Wing Shoes to end their use of mink oil. Learn more: https://finalnail.com/alerts/
There is no such thing as a cage-free fur farm
40% of laying hens in the U.S. are no longer confined to tiny wire cages. Over the last 10 years, thanks to groups such as The Humane League, there has been tremendous progress in ending the use of battery cages, gestation crates and other forms of extreme confinement...
There is only one fur industry research facility in North America
As the fur farming industry declines, the industry has less money to support scientific research into fertility, nutrition, and diseases that are common in intensive confinement farms. Not too long ago, there were fur industry-funded research farms at Michigan State...
A peek inside the Masog mink ranch
A peek inside the Masog mink ranch (Lebanon, Oregon).
Ceva no longer producing vaccines for mink farmers
Fur farmers depend on vaccines to protect against diseases such as distemper, mink viral enteritis and botulism that are common on fur farms. We learned recently that Ceva Animal Health, who had been the main vaccine producer, is no longer producing vaccines for mink...
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
https://youtu.be/bagdSUASDLU?si=Eob6kco_dIsf3TAv 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...