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It’s only a matter of time before there is a bird flu outbreak on a fur farm in the U.S.
This week, a cat in Iowa tested positive for bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza). In late December, Iowa reported the first human case of avian influenza in the state. The virus has been confirmed on hundreds of chicken, turkey and dairy farms across the...
Stahl fur farm is for sale
Less than 3 months after mink were released from cages at the Richard Stahl & Sons fur farm in Pennsylvania, the farm is up for sale. We are waiting to see if the property sells, but this may be the last winter that mink are killed at the Stahl farm! (Photo from...
It’s the time for year-end lists
In 2024, we confirmed the closure of 70 fur farms across the U.S. Thank you to everyone who sent us photos and reports from farm visits this year! We plan to continue to whittle down our list in 2025. (Photos from the now-closed Woodring Fur Farm in Fredericksburg,...
We are pleased to declare the Fassett Fur Farm (Webster City, Iowa) closed!
Marshall BioResources holiday party
Rumor has it that Marshall BioResources, one of the world's largest breeders of beagles, cats, ferrets and pigs for laboratory experimentation, is having a holiday party for employees this Saturday at del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo, New York. We don't know...
Empty cages at the Soland fur farm
Fur farm for sale
We're happy that Kevin & Taylor Moyle have stopped mink farming and are selling their property in Jerome, Idaho. In this photo from the real estate listing, you can see the remaining mink sheds being taken apart.
Royal Oak Mink Ranch discovered empty
Another of Minnesota's largest fur farms, the Royal Oak Mink Ranch (Sauk Centre), was also discovered to be largely (completely?) empty this fall. The only activity on the farm was a tractor busy cleaning out the sheds. This video was taken inside one of the farm's...
Are Minnesota’s largest fur farms closed?
This past summer and fall, activists visited two of what were believed to be the largest mink farms in the state. The first was Mueller Bros. Mink Ranch, in the city of Kimball. Of the dozens of sheds on the farm, many were found to be empty. If not closed, this...
Urbach farm in Minnesota is no longer an active fur farm
This dog let us know that the Urbach farm in Frazee, Minnesota is no longer an active fur farm, and we believe him. Not a cage in sight!
Another mink farm confirmed empty
Working through our list of fur farms. Another mink farm confirmed empty (Litke Mink Ranch, Little Falls, Minnesota).
Number of mink killed worldwide for fur has declined by 50% since 2020
The number of mink killed worldwide for fur has declined by 50% since 2020. Farms in North America account for more than 10% of the total.
“We found only ruins”
Report from activists: "Earlier this fall, on the lakeside grounds of what we thought would be the Sieverding Fox Farm (36414 130th St, Dundee, Minnesota), we found only ruins. Despite being well before pelting season, the area was in complete disuse. The two sheds...
What is left behind when a mink farm closes
An astounding 1,229 mink farms in Denmark are being demolished (part of the government's response to Covid-19 outbreaks on fur farms). Demolition companies are selling machines and equipment left behind by farmers, including cages, alarm systems, feed carts, and a...
Drug trafficking and the mink industry in Denmark
We've been following a story in Denmark involving drug trafficking and the mink industry! On October 1, the National Special Crime Unit (Danish version of the FBI) raided properties across Denmark and arrested 10 people. All are charged with money laundering, and one...