The Final Nail has posted a new fur farm equipment supplier in Utah: MinkMod 1196 South Mill Road Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Phone: (801) 369-7692 Web: http://minkmod.com Contact: Daniel Davis Notes: Manufacturer of “carcass tumbler” and other processing equipment for mink...

Blue Star Ranch 2329 W 7300 S Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Phone: (801) 798-9631 Fax: (801) 465-9019 Contact: David Davis Notes: Mink farm.

The Final Nail has posted a newly discovered fox farm in Illinois. Tim & Kim Allaman Southeast corner of Illinois State Route 164 and Illinois State Route 94 Rozetta, IL 61469 Notes: Fox farm.

The following address was obtained from public records, indicating a farm (or other type of operation) that imprisons gray fox and raccoons. 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 Texas address we obtained is: Deborah Schwartzkopf 5003 48th Street Lubbock TX Notes: Grey fox +...

The online fur farm list Final Nail has obtained an internal fur industry document titled “A Communications Plan for the North American Fur Industry.” The document is based on a focus group that was aimed to determine public opinions about fur. We will offer Final Nail’s synopsis of the document (its a big one, at 101 pages), as it summarizes the takeaways well:  The results are encouraging and a reminder of the power of the animal rights movement to shape public opinion: – Only one-in-five Americans (and 14% of women) think that trapping is conducted humanely. – Only one-quarter of Americans (19% of women) believe that mink and other animals on fur farms are raised humanely. – One-third of women (33%) cite “concerns about animals” as their reason for not wearing fur. The opinion poll was followed with a focus group conducted in New York City in March 2012. The group discussion revealed, “discomfort about wearing fur related to industry practices.” When presented with images of fur garments, focus group members reacted with feelings of warmth and luxury, but the images also suggested “animal death and cruelty.” It was clear that animal rights messages about fur, “have become part of society’s collective consciousness.” Communication Plan for the Fur...