Jack Rose is one of the few researchers in the country focusing on doing research to benefit the fur industry. His work at Idaho State University is deemed important enough to the fur industry that the Fur Commission USA funds his research every year. The 2011 animal use report for Idaho State University shows Jack Rose experimented on 72 mink last year. Coalition Against Fur Farms has turned up information that Moyle Mink, also in Idaho, is supplying Jack Rose with animals. The Moyle empire is comprised of at least four mink farms, a feed supplier, and processing...

The following fur farms were recently removed from www.finalnail.com. They were either 1) confirmed to be closed, or 2) determined to not be at the listed address. [Deleted] Reader Fur Farm 7850 Route 5 and 20 (corporate address: 7795 State Route 5 and 20) East Bloomfield, NY 14469 Phone: (585) 657-6249 Contact: Robert Reader Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed). Located northwest corner of State Route 5 and 20, and Cannan Road. [Deleted] Carolina Fur Farm, Inc. 417 Garden Valley Road Statesville NC 28625 Phone: (704) 873-2072 Contact: Steven J. Lea Notes: Not a working fur farm? At same address, Lea-Way Farms rendering plant/pet food supplier. [Deleted] Mohoric Mink Ranch 7035 Chatham Road Medina, OH 44256 Phone: (330) 725-0565 Contact: Thomas M. & Cheryl Mohoric Notes: Farm reported closed (investigation needed). [Deleted] Burns Mink Ranch 119 Bend Road New Wilmington, PA 16142 Phone: (724) 946-3125 Contact: John Burns Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed). [Deleted] Classic Farm 38495 283rd Street Armour, SD 57313 Contact: Les Groeneweg, Manager Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed). [Deleted] Rees’ Mink Ranch 600 Icy Springs Road Coalville, UT 84017 Phone: (435) 336-2437 Contact: Jacob Rees Notes: Located west of Interstate 80. [Deleted] Kenneth Vernon Mink Ranch 285 E. Center Street Woodruff, UT 84086 Phone: (435) 793-4246 Contact: Kenneth L. Vernon Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed). [Deleted] Luna Rose Farm 6422 SW 110th Avenue Olympia, WA 98512 Contact: Rose Venable Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed (investigation needed). [Deleted] Brown’s Mink Ranch 3457 Riverside Drive Beloit WI 53511 Phone: (608) 365-9964 Contact: Gary Brown Notes: Farm may be closed (investigation needed). Riverside Drive is also known as Highway 51. Located across street from Preservation Park. [Deleted] O.J. Krull & Sons Fur Farm W5188 Rock Road Black Creek, WI 54106 (alternate address: 4140 N. Richmond Street, Appleton, WI 54913) Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed; may only operate as a rendering business (investigation needed). [Deleted] Kornuth Mink Ranch W9401 Hobbles Creek Road Catawba, WI 54515 Contact: Ray Kornuth Notes: Hobbles Creek Road dead-ends at the farm. [Deleted] Paul Shunkwiler 2605 Hwy. 9 Osage, IA 50461 Phone: (641) 732-5054 Contact: Paul...

Coalition Against Fur Farms has learned of the following suppliers of feed, vaccines, and caging to the fox farm industry. Information on fox farming is very difficult to come by, as the industry is much smaller than mink farming. Most of the companies were previously known to supply the fur industry generally, however it was not known they provided supplies specific to fox farming. For example, it was suspected but not confirmed (until now) that United Vaccines provided vaccines for foxes as well as mink. The same is true for the feed suppliers listed: each of them was previously known, however their production of fox feed was not confirmed. This is very important information towards dismantling the fox farming industry. Wire, Hoppers, Water Cups and Supplies Klubertanz Equipment Website: http://www.klubertanz.com/ 1165 State Rd. 73 Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA 53534 Toll-Free Ordering and Customer Service: 800-237-3899 Email: klubertanz@ticon.net Illinois Mink Wire Company Website: http://www.illinoisminkwire.com 38614 North Fairfield Road Lake Villa, Illinois 60046 USA Tel. +1 847 356 5661 Fax +1 847 356 1617 Email: dennis@illinoisminkwire.com Sissiboo Farm Supplies Website: http://www.sissiboofarmsupplies.com 4552 Hwy #1 Weymouth NS B0W 3T0 Farm Supplies Enquiries: 902 – 837 – 5867 Farm Supplies Fax No.: 902 – 837 – 7775 Email: sissiboo@sissiboofarmsupplies.com Muthig Industries Website: http://www.muthigindustries.com 33 East Larsen Drive Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54937 Phone: 920-922-9814 Fax: 920-922-8088 Email: info@muthigindustries.com Vaccines/Health Care Best Vet Solutions Website: https://www.bestvetsolutions.com Phone: 515-836-4001 or 1-888-378-4045 United Vaccines Website: http://www.unitedvaccines.com Toll Free Phone: 1-800-283-6465 Feed United Feeds, Inc. W8414 State Road 67 Plymouth, WI 53073 Phone: (920) 526-3211 Fax: (920) 526-3213 Whelan Foods, Inc. (primarily wet feed ingredients) Website: http://whalenfoodsinc.com P.O. Box 305 Chaska, MN 55318 Phone: 866-547-6510 or 952-368-6077 Fax: 866-432-3189 Email: info@whalenfoodsinc.com Medford Fur Food (primarily wet feed ingredients) N3528 State Highway 13 Medford, WI 54451 Phone: (715) 748-2255 Fax: (715) 748-4548 Purina Mills – Mazuri Exotic Animal Nutrition 1-800-227-8941 National P.O. Box 51 Maria Stein, Ohio 45860 800-558-5803 Fax:...

This week, a new mink and fox farm was discovered and added to www.finalnail.com: Dillenberg Farm N2544 Hickory Lane Clintonville, WI 54929 Phone: (715) 853-7002 or (715) 823-3694 Contact: Leo & Karen Dillenberg Notes: Mink and fox farm.

The following fur farm entries were updated / added to www.finalnail.com recently. These entries are either 1) Newly discovered farms, or 2) Have new info added (name of farm, updated address, etc). Warner & Sons 125 S 350 E Burley, ID 83318 Phone: (208) 678-8642 Contact: Gary Warner Notes: Located southeast corner of S 350 E and E. Highway 81. Farm may be closed (investigation needed). Durmoulin Mink Farm 16N393 Walker Road Hampshire, IL 60140 Phone: (847) 683-3886 Fax: (847) 683-0420 Contact: Bill Dumoulin Notes: Mink farm. Located on Walker Road between Allen Road and Highway 72. Farm also has pigs and other animals. Don Conrad 1109 190th Street Keota, IA 52248 Phone: (641) 636-3858 Notes: Mink farm. Located at southeast corner of 190th Street and Birch Avenue. Litke Mink Ranch 13472 Airport Road Little Falls, MN 56345 Phone: (320) 632-6367 Contact: Gerald Litke Notes: Mink farm. Located north of the Little Falls-Morrison County Airport; east side of road. *new name (two farms with same name)/owner: J & G Mink Ranch 11240 N 6000 W Highland, UT 84003 Phone: (801) 756-6276 Contact: Gordon Williams Notes: Located north of Highland Highway/Highway 92. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Blonquist-Black Mink Farm 2 N 200 E Coalville, UT 84017 Phone: (435) 336-5595 Contact: Afton W. Blonquist, Gena & Glen Black Notes: Mink farm. Located at west edge of Summit County Fairgrounds. Confirmed open (summer 2009). K&S Furs 7814 N 8730 W Lehi, UT 84043 Phone: (801) 768-8573 Fax: (801) 785-1545 Contact: Kenny Jensen Notes: Mink farm. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Willes Fur Farm 7878 W 8170 N Lehi, UT 84043 Phone: (801) 768-0402 Contact: Michael Dean Willes Notes: Mink farm. Located at southwest corner of W 8170 N and S 300 E. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Seth Dawson 84 W 200 N Morgan, UT 84050 Phone: (801) 829-6680 Notes: Mink farm. Located behind Goldenwest Credit Union. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Rocky Top Fur Farm 5626 N State Road 32 Peoa, UT 84061 Contact: Gregory & Susan White Notes: Mink farm. Located on hill above road. King George Furrier 1160 N. Main Street Lewiston, UT 84320 Phone: (435) 258-2653 Contact: George Sialaris Notes: Mink farm. Farm reported closed (investigation...

The following article is in the new issue of the Fur Farm Letter, a controlled-circulation newsletter for fur farmers that is not intended to be viewed by the public. In this article, the Fur Commission USA mocks a member of the community of Nicktown, PA, who has an opposition to a neighboring fur farm. In true ignorant, depraved country-mentality fashion, the Fur Commission refers to the neighbor as Ayatollah (a xenophobic reference to the Islamic religion). This article openly celebrates a ruse the farmer pulled on local authorities: The farmer apparently triumphed over them by citing a document authored by fur farmers which establishes a totally self-serving “standard” that mink farms are to follow. This would be like a marijuana farmer citing Cypress Hill lyrics to the SWAT team that raids his house. The flippant article reads, in full: “Certification Saves a Mink Farm in PA Steve and Doris Kuzar noticed a new neighbor had moved in next door to the ranch. It immediately became apparent that this neighbor, who we will call Ayatollah, did not like a mink farm there and started a campaign of harassment to have it closed down. First she contacted the EPA and the state and complained. After inspectors visited, they determined that the Kuzar’s were complying with all environmental regulations and were following the waste management plan. Not to be deterred, Ayatollah then complained to the county, who agreed with the state’s assessment and commended the Kuzars on their efforts to minimize the impact of their farm on the surrounding areas. Finally the neighbor contacted the township authorities, who after inspecting the ranch, told the Kuzar’s that they would need to enclose their sheds. Steve and Doris knew that the expense of artificial lighting, ventilation and the re-construction of the sheds would kill them, so they showed the inspectors their Fur Commission Certification award and the FCUSA Standard Guidelines for the Operations of Mink Farms in the Untied States; specifically the sections that addressed “natural ventilation and lighting”, “mink sheds are normally open sided” and “closure of sheds should be considered only in extreme conditions”. The inspectors were unaware of the certification process, were duly impressed, agreed that...