United Vaccines has long been known to supply vaccines to the fur industry, a major weakness of which is disease. The only known location for United Vaccines is in Fitchburg, WI, outside Madison. Reports indicated there are no mink at that location (at least outdoors, an environment that would generally be required for the purpose of research to simulate conditions on a fur farm).
Recently Coalition Against Fur Farms has learned of two additional United Vaccines locations, including one where research on live mink and ferrets is said to take place.
The newly discovered United Vaccines locations are in these towns:
*Verona, WI
*Blue Mounds, WI
The mink and ferrets are reportedly housed at the Verona location.
The USDA confirms that in an April 2010 inspection, United Vaccines held 500 mink and 10 hamsters. A 2009 report put the number then at 388 mink. These are believed to be held at the Verona location.
Currently the addresses for the the Verona and Blue Mounds locations are not known. Please submit any info to whistleblower [at] coalitionagainstfurfarms [dot] com.
