We are posting an excerpt from a recent issue of “NAFA News”, the newsletter of North American Fur Auction, the large auction house and pelt processor. While the newsletter is largely dull and devoid of anything useful (although, still more interesting than the United Vaccines newsletter), we felt one particular excerpt was interesting: A page dedicated to “animal rights extremism”. View a PDF of this article here. NAFA on Animal Rights Extremism (click to enlarge) (Click to...
The North American Fur Auction processing plant in Stoughton, Wisconsin (south of Madison) is one of the most important pillars of the US fur industry. This is a list of some of their key employees in processing, as of September 2012: Mike Balaam: Manager Craig Oler: Maintenance / Supervisor Laura Chicaizza: Assistant Manager Brett Johnson: Maintenance Manager Virgil Schroeder: Wild Fur Coordinator Jim Posch: Mink Technical Manager Dave Mengar: Shipping Carmen Torres: Receiving Amanda Bujosa: Ticketing Mark Kubitz: Mink Joe Poquette: Mink Tom Gibson: Mink Brian MacMillan: Wild Fur...
Posted below is a link to a letter from Dale Lawson of Northwest Farm Foods (formerly Northwest Fur Breeder’s Cooperative) in Burlington, Washington. The letter is to the FDA, challenging a proposed law that would raise the cost of manufacturing feed for mink farms. There are three significant pieces of information in this document, useful for anyone with a serious interest in dismantling the fur industry: 1) Feed is the largest cost associated with raising mink. 2) A significant increase in feed costs would “totally eliminate the mink industry in the United States”. 3) Phone numbers at the bottom of the document reveal two production plants that were unknown at the time this letter was made public (approx. 2 years ago): one plant in Cle Elum, WA; and another in Astoria, OR. The Cle Elum plant is no longer believed to be in operation. The Astoria plant is likely to still be in operation, and is also the location of the mink farm owned by Glade Wilkinson.Northwest Farm Foods Document View a PDF of the letter...
Coalition Against Fur Farms has learned of two possible fox farms in Virginia. To date, the only known fox farm in the state was owned by Scott Dean, in Elkton VA. The following addresses are associated with live trapping of foxes. Trappers will live trap foxes for one of many purposes, including fur. It is also possible foxes trapped are sold to live penning operations, where foxes are used to train hunting dogs. However it cannot be ruled out these are fur farms, and both are likely to have animals on-site. Jerry Pangle 21693 Dovesville Road Bergton, VA 22811-2210 Steve Colvin 2000 SB Road Barboursville, VA...
The following fur farms have been discovered and added to FinalNail.com. This makes over 150 new fur farms that have been discovered so far in 2012. Please distribute widely, and submit any new information to whistleblower [at] coalitonagainstfurfarms [dot] com. Paul Durkop 1429 185th Avenue Lost Nation, IA 52254 Phone: (563) 678-2895 or (563) 219-2835 Notes: Fox farm. Located south of 140th Street. T & A Mink Farm 3209 240th Avenue Titonka, IA 50480 Phone: (515) 928-2360 Contact: Tom & Amy Higgins Geri Van Elderen 1540 6th Street Martin, MI 49070 Phone: (269) 672-2115 Contact: Geri & Sheri Van Elderen Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed). Ryan Fur Farm 21341 County 19 Spring Grove, MN 55974 Phone: (507) 498-3770 or (507) 429-0070 Contact: Erin Ryan Notes: Mink farm. Bill & Sandy Peterson 6682 Hospital Road Burlington, WI 53105 Phone: (262) 763-5623 Notes: Fox farm. Eric & Rebecca Zuleger N7975 Zimmerman Road Westboro, WI 54490 Phone: (715) 427-1002 Notes: Fox farm. Located at southwest corner of Zimmerman Road (NF-101) and Rindt Road (NF-564). fur farm Foundry Road New Holstein, WI 53061 Notes: Mink farm. Located at southeast corner of Foundry Road and County Road A. Thomas F. Hawe N2594 Blueberry Lane Waldo, WI 53093 Phone: (920) 528-8388 Notes: Mink farm. Tom Hawe died in July 2012. Farm may be closed (investigation...