The following addresses were obtained from public records, indicating two farms (or other type of operation) that imprisons bobcats in Wyoming. Disclaimer Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. Brett Jones 2602 W Cottonwood Creek Rd. Thermopolis WY 82443 Bobcats Notes: permit states facility has 6 bobcats. Purpose is listed as “Pet, sell.” However permit also states the bobcats were captured from the wild. Michael Goton PO Box 132 Shell WY 82441 Bobcats Notes: Permit states facility has “up to” 25 bobcats. Bobcats have been obtained from breeders currently in posession. Purpose listed as “breeding,...

This one-time “hub” of Aleutian disease research may no longer experiment on mink. As recently as 2004, USDA records indicate Utah State had 200 mink, presumably the research subjects of fur industry researcher LeGrande Ellis, who was (is?) studying a threat to fur farmers only eclipsed by animal rights activists: Aleutian disease.  Recent USDA reports do not list mink as among the animals killed at the school. Here’s a quote about the work that was being done at USU: “A vaccine is being developed against the disease by Utah State University that promises to eliminate these losses, which could save Utah mink producers $2.4 million.” (USDA, 2003) The small amount of information available on mink at U.S.U. specified that they were held at the “North Logan Farms” research station, a satellite research facility located about a mile north of the main campus. If you have any solid information on whether fur industry research is still happening at Utah State University, please submit to Coalition Against Fur...

The following addresses were obtained from public records, indicating dozens of farms (or other type of operations) that imprison bobcats and coyotes in New York. It is unclear which if any of these farms raises these animals for fur. Disclaimer Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. The following are list with the state of New York as holding “captive game permits”.  The list did not provide addresses. Bobcats Ludgar Zakshevky William McElravy Sherie Beaumont Clair Hesselton Sally Reaves Daniel Stevens Joseph Pierri Lawrence C Wallach Jeffrey S Taylor Wesley D Laraway Wendy B Hall Coyotes Wendy B Hall William Pryor Doris Laninon Jeffrey Kidder Nicole M Chillemi Thomas J Daniels Patricia...

The following address was obtained from public records, indicating a farm (or other type of operation) that imprisons foxes and / or bobcats in Nebraksa. Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. These addresses are from the state of Nebraska’s “captive wildlife permit holder” list. The list did not include names, only addresses. 77458 Rd. 461 Pleasanton NE Notes: Bobcats Po Box 68 Cody NE Notes: Bobcats 203 Crook Ave Curtis NE Notes: Bobcats 110 Parker St Cambridge NE Notes: Bobcats & raccoons 88339 508th Ave Oneil NE Notes: Bobcats 20304 W Highway 31 Springfield NE Notes: Fox 56644 Highway 98 Winside NE Notes:...

We took notice of a new site that serves as a fitting compliment to Coalition Against Fur Farms: the Wildlife Farms Database, which compiles addresses of captive wildlife operations in all 50 states. The site has a great rollover US map, allowing you to click on any state and see a list of wildlife farms in that state. What are wildlife farms? Here is a sampling of the types of operations listed on this site (from the Wildlife Farms Database mission statement): “Game” breeders Canned hunts Wild animals used for their flesh (i.e. deer held for “venison”) Urine collection / trapping lure operations Penning operations (animals used to train hunting dogs) Wildlife “exhibitors” (such as roadside zoos) …..and many, many more. The farms listed appear to run the range of species, including those that imprison frogs, pheasants, bobcats, quail, coyotes, groundhogs, squirrels, and literally hundreds of other species. The site posts information obtained from public records, including the species held captive when available, and in some instances the exact number of animals. Altogether, this is a very well-researched site that will be of interest to many readers of this one. Check out the wildlife farms...