In mid-2010, the Ylipelto Fur Farm near Astoria was reported by media reports to be closed. There is evidence the farm may be reopening. According to the Oregon Secretary of State website, Ylepelto Fur Farm reinstated its business license in 2013, and renewed it’s license in February 2014. This contradicts claims the farm has closed, as well as satellite images which show that sheds at the property have been dismantled. A second address is listed on the business license: 40822 Galloway Ln. Astoria, OR. The conflicting information raises four possibilities: The farm has not reopened, but plans to in the near future. The farm has reopened at an unknown location. The farm has reopened at it’s previous location, and this is not reflected in the most recent satellite images. Or, the business license is simply a false flag and the family remains out of the fur farming business altogether. If you have any information on this fur farm, please submit to whistleblower{at}coalitionagainstfurfarms{dot} com....

For some time, the Gardner Fur Farm in Sublimity, Oregon has been confirmed  as imprisoning fox. A review of all the known fox farms on satellite images reveals that in all likelihood, it is the largest fox farm in the country. At various times, CAFF has reported two other fox farms as being contenders for the title of “largest fox farm.” They were: Aeschleman Fur Company (Roanoke, IL) Fox (and mink?) farm at:1498 N. 3975th Road (Earlville, IL) The Aeschleman farm was considered the largest as of the early-1990s, however this information is significantly dated. And after receiving further information, we believe there is a high likelihood the newly-discovered farm in Earlville IL holds both mink and fox, and that the sheds in question hold mink (the fox are held in outdoor pens). A new look at satellite images of the Gardner Fur Farm in Sublimity, Oregon show that it has a high likelihood of being the largest in the country. Hard numbers are very difficult to come by in an industry as small as fox farming, but the available information suggests strongly the Gardner Fur Farm is the largest fox farm in the...

Coalition Against Fur Farms and Final Nail have posted addresses of over 100 newly discovered farms over the past 2 years. Few of the addresses are conclusively confirmed as being operational. CAFF relies on various sources to confirm farms, including tips submitted by readers. Recently, media reports have confirmed the following farms to be open. One thing to note: These farms were confirmed open in the contexts of having their animals release by activists, an action which could possibly lead to the farm’s closure. These farms were confirmed open at the time of the visits: Moyle Mink Ranch 571 E. Highway 81 Burley, ID 83318 East Fork Mink Ranch 1875 Nelson Road Morris, IL 60450 George Rykola 557 Colver Road Ebensburg, PA 1593 Ovard Mink Farm 1715 SW Hoytsville Road Wanship, UT 84017 Don Conrad 1109 190th Street Keota, IA 52248 Myhre Mink Ranch 75562 State Highway 16 Grand Meadow, MN 55936 Lion Farms 2707 Hoaglin Road Van Wert, OH...

New information has come in regarding three mink farms that have been confirmed to also imprison fox. Previously, these three farms were only known to have mink. Roger Harms (Titonka, IA) David Tremel (Woodbine, IA) Kevin & Lisa Pavek (Polar, WI)

According to a recent media report, there are 15 licensed fur farms in the state of Montana. While some of these belong to operations that breed wildcats for pets, according to a state official, “most” raise animals for fur production. This piece of info came in a report on a proposed bobcat and lynx farm near Stevensville, said to be the first fur farm application submitted in “six to eight years.” According to this report, the proposed lynx and bobcat farm in western Montana will be housing animals to keep as pets, and are not raising them for fur. The fur farm license application was submitted by Gerald and Deborah Roe. They state they presently do not intend to breed the animals, but may do so in future. They state the license will serve only to cover them legal for their personal possession of bobcat and lynx as household pets. According to the media report: Dimensions of the animal facility, made of woven wire, are 14-by-60-by-10. The inside enclosure is divided into six equal rectangular pens of 10-by-6-by-10. The individual pens have one gate that connects to an enclosed walkway. The walkway would by 4-by-60-by-10. If any conflicting information is learned, we will post here....

According to online reports, the D&S Fox Farm in Elkton, Virginia, has been confirmed open as of August 5th, 2012. Coalition Against Fur Farms will be working to confirm the other 91 new fox farm addresses posted last month. We will be posting our full report in the coming days. The farm in question is: D & S Fox Farm 16671 Fox Farm Ln. Elkton VA 22827-2739 540-298-9927 Owner: Scott...