Coalition Against Fur Farms has been reporting on several mink farms under construction, and this week a tipster provided information on yet another. The farm is in reported to be under construction at: 7199 Mingo-Lewisburg Rd. North Lewisburg OH, 43060 Owners: Johanna Hendric Janssen According to the tipster, the site is a horse farm purchased just 4 weeks ago on March 15, 2014. Reportedly excavation of abandoned railroad track has begun to keep the farm less accessible to the “public” along Cox Road. The upcoming mink farm is said to be “sizeable”. The barns will be located 424 ft from Spain Creek with is included in the protected Big Darby Creek Watershed. If you have information on under-construction fur farms, or any other fur farm-related information to share, contact us at whistleblower -at- coalitionagainstfurfarms -dot-...

The fur farm construction boom has arrived. Since mink prices have surged the last two years, we’ve seen a corresponding surge of new fur farm addresses made public. With most of these fur farms, it is not clear if they are new operations, or the addresses have just evaded exposure until now. However, the following addresses are fur farms (+1 “feed building”) that are under construction and expected to open in the near future. The first two addresses appear to be for brand new fur farms. The second of the two, Patrick Fur Farm, is a known fur farm that is apparently opening a second location. The third address is for a new “feed building,” also being built by a known fur farm (TMR Fur). The location of this new feed building is 9 miles from the existing mink farm. it might be considered unusual to build a feed mixing / storage building 9 miles from the farm it is supposed to supply, creating two possibilities: The farm is opening a new feed company to supply nearby mink farms. TMR Fur is opening a new fur farm on this site as well. These are the three addresses undergoing construction: Sinac Mink Farm N1435 Meridian Dr Thorp, WI 54771 Patrick Fur Farm N7097 County Road C Rib Lake, WI TMR Fur Feed Building W4941 County Road N Waldo, WI 49805 Notes: Location is 9 miles west of the TMR fur...

More Medford area news: A permit has been issued for construction of a new fur farm in Goodrich, Wisconsin; east of Medford. And the applicant appears to be an established Medford fur farmer David Dittrich, opening a new farm. The name and location of the upcoming farm appears to be: A&M Dittrich Mink Farm Martin Drive & Faber Lane NE corner Goodrich WI 50089    ...

This week a tipster reported a previously unknown fox farm west of Chicago. The address is: 1498 N. 3975th Road Earlville, IL 60518 Aerial images indicated many rows of sheds, in addition to the outdoor pens commonly seen at fox farms. It is not unusual for fox farms to have enclosed sheds, however a look at satellite images of this location reveals a number of sheds that may be unheard of at a US fox farm. Take a look: View Larger Map The outdoor pods are visible on the left, with numerous sheds occupying the rest of the property. There are two possibilities here: The sheds hold mink. The sheds hold fox, making this one of – if not the – largest fox farms in the US. Send any more specific information to whistleblower [at] coalitionagainstfurfarms [dot] com.  ...

According the media reports, a new mink farm is cleared to open at 800 East and Hwy 91 in Preston, Idaho. Despite concerns from residents (including that animal rights activists will “let the minks out”), construction will likely move forward. Preston is just miles from the Utah border, and is home to two other fur farms. This is the proposed location for the farm: View Larger...

Recently, a leaked document from the Fur Commission USA hinted that there may be an undiscovered mink farm in Sublimity, Oregon. This “security alert” (posted below) covers a suspicious vehicle seen near a mink farm “outside Sublimity.” The only known fur farm near Sublimity is believed to be a fox farm. Leaving two possibilities: The known fur farm (Gardner fur farm) has been mis-reported as a fox farm, and is in fact a mink farm. Or, there is a second, as-yet undiscovered fur farm near Sublimity. As always, please send any reports on this or other undiscovered fur farms to whistleblower [at] coalitionagainstfurfarms.com “Fur Commission USA Security Alert – Oregon August 7, 2013 Tuesday afternoon two vehicles were seen scouting a mink farm outside Sublimity Oregon. One vehicle was a [vehicle description redacted] with [redacted] license plates [plate # redacted]. The second vehicle was a [description redacted]. The two vehicles were parked together down the road from the farm, then moved to the farm driveway. After about 5 minutes, the suspects were approached, and fled. In light of the recent mink farm attack in Idaho, any suspicious behavior near your farm needs to be reported to police and Fur Commission USA. If either of these vehicles is spotted near your farm, make it clear to the occupants that you are aware of their presence, and call FCUSA. Distributed by, Michael Whelan Fur Commission USA...