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The Blueprint Fur Farm List: 2020 Print Edition

Posted by CAFF on Jul 2, 2020

After releasing the 10th anniversary digital edition of The Blueprint 2020 fur farm list, CAFF has just released the print edition. Available now: Buy on Amazon ($6.95) Buy on 40+ other sites (slightly more) See a full writeup on the 10th anniversary of The Blueprint fur farm list here....

New Fur Farms Revealed in NAFA Bankrupcy

Posted by CAFF on Jul 2, 2020

In the Canadian bankruptcy proceedings of North American Fur Auctions, a recent document exposed several previously unknown US fur farms. The following addresses were obtained from a list creditors with claims above $1000 (full list here https://www.insolvencies.deloitte.ca/en-ca/Documents/en-ca-insolv-NAFA-FinalCreditorList-November11,2019.pdf) The following farms are not on any available US fur farm list (it is possible not all of these are farms): Diamond B Farm 4692 West 10000 South, Payson, UT 84651 JF Fur Farms 3116 County Road L Tomahawk, WI 54487 Dennis Duwa Fur Co 904 13th St. Wellman, IA 52356 B & G Fur Co. 16245 Honeybee Lane, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670 Heier Bros. Fur Farm N3276 Wintersports Rd. Withee, WI...

Updated 2020 Fur Farm List: The Blueprint, 10th Anniversary Edition

Posted by CAFF on Jan 28, 2020

Out now & updated for 2020: “The Blueprint” – New fur farm addresses list.

Over 100 new fur farms.
90+ closed farms.
Updated analysis on industry vulnerabilities.

Reviews:

“The Blueprint is…. a terrorist handbook.” Utah mink farmer

“A how-to guide for carrying out attacks against mink ranchers.” Park Record

New mink farm in Oregon discovered

Posted by CAFF on Nov 1, 2019

CAFF has received information about a newly discovered mink farm in Oregon. MCDOWELL CREEK MINK RANCH 40283 MCDOWELL CREEK DR, LEBANON, OR According to the Oregon Secretary of State website, the farm managers are Russell, Duane and Louis Masog. The Masog family owns another mink farm, also in Lebanon. ...

New fur farm discovered in Wisconsin

Posted by CAFF on Sep 30, 2014

Coalition Against Fur Farms received a report of a mink farm that has been discovered in Wisconsin. It is unknown if this farm is new, or has just evaded detection until now. The new fur farm is: Brian Kahnke W10454 Stuhr Road Melrose, WI 54642 Notes: Mink...

North Dakota fur farm moves to Montana

Posted by CAFF on Aug 9, 2014

The Shultz wildcat farm relocates after oil drilling noise forces move. One of the only known bobcat fur farms in the state has applied to relocate west, in central Montana. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park is taking comments on the 150-foot-by-140-foot animal facility, proposed by owner Larry Schultz, where bobcats would be housed in separate pens. According to the permit application, the location of the farm (if approved) will be: 5700 Romunstad Rd Roy, Montana 59471 The proposed fur farm is located SW of Roy, south of Highway 191. A few notes on the fur farm, from the permit application: The bobcat pens are 4 feet by 6 feet, with 2 foot by 4 foot nesting boxes, and kept 30 inches off the ground. The cages are constructed of poly-coated 10-guage mesh wire. The animal pens are 1/8 mile from the house. There will be a separate barn that is used for weaning bobcat kitten. A second barn will be used for food preparation and storage. An 8 foot tall chain link fence covers the facility’s north and south sides. This farm was reported by the state of North Dakota in 2010 to house lynx. No mention of lynx is made on the Montana permit application. Either the facts were misreported by North Dakota (bobcats are often confused for lynx), the farm has stopped breeding lynx, or this detail was omitted from the application. The full application is below. Schultz Fur Farm...

Tipster reports fur farm construction in Ohio

Posted by CAFF on Apr 16, 2014

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-...

More fur farms under construction in Wisconsin

Posted by CAFF on Mar 14, 2014

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...

New mink farm under construction near Medford, Wisconsin

Posted by CAFF on Mar 14, 2014

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 ...

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Possible Fur Farm Supplier in Oregon

Coalition Against Fur Farms is seeking information on Kropf Feed, near Eugene, Oregon. We have obtained information indicating this is a business that supplies the fur industry (probably with mink feed). This is the address: Kropf Feed 815 S 2ND ST Harrisburg OR 97446 If you have any information about the role Kropf Feed plays in the fur industry, please submit to whistleblower [at]...

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New Mink Feed Supplier Discovered

Coalition Against Fur Farms has received information on a previously unknown mink feed supplier, Alpine Clean Food. It is believed this company is the in-house mink feed manufacturer for the massive Moyle Mink company, which spans at least four mink farms in Idaho Perhaps the largest of the Moyle farms is visible directly on I-84 in Heyburn, located on the same property as Alpine Clean Food. The address is listed as: Alpine Clean Food Inc 374 S 600 W. Heyburn,...

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United Vaccines Back in Business?

It was never clear that mink vaccine manufacturer United Vaccines was out of business, though they have been quiet for some time and one old location is apparently now a car dealership. However recently, United Vaccines announced they are promising a “re-introduction of products for the North American market is planned for Spring 2012.” Please see previous posts for more on United Vaccines, including information on a Verona, WI...

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More on the Significance of Nebraska Mink Research Facility

Information on mink vaccines so crucial to the survival of the US mink industry keep coming in… Not too long ago, Sandy Parker Reports mentioned a vaccine shortage was impacting US mink farmers (whose primary fear is a disease outbreak that can wipe out whole farms in a matter of weeks). Coalition Against Fur Farms is piecing together the vaccine puzzle, narrowing in on the two sole providers of mink vaccines and where their research is done. First, read this comment from the Fur Commission USA’s president Michael Whelan in the Winter 2011 issue of Fur Farm Letter: “In January I hope to join John Easley in Elkhorn NE to meet with the ASL vaccine producers…” ASL is believed to stand for American Scientific Laboratories, a company that was acquired by Schering-Plough Animal Health. Schering-Plough later merged with Merck. In August 2011 (www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/news/2011-08-26.aspx), Merck announced, “an expansion of a vaccine manufacturing unit at its Elkhorn Biotechnology Excellence Center.”...

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More United Vaccines Mink Research Info

According to the state of Wisconsin business entity records, a company called “HUVI, LLC” changed their name from United Vaccines in 2006. United Vaccines still exists, and it is not know what the significance of this information is and what relationship “HUVI” has to United Vaccines.. The address for “HUVI LLC” is listed as: 7597 E US HWY 36 AVON , IN 46123 In all likelihood, the “U” and “V” stand for United Vaccines. However what is at the above address is still unknown. Submit any information to whistleblower [at]...

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Where do mink research facilities get their animals?

The USDA requires that any registered research facility source their animals from a licensed dealer. This raises the question: where are the remaining mink research facilities obtaining their mink? There are only five entries recognized as fur farms on the list of licensed (Class A or Class B) dealers: Kokas Fur Barn, 3153 Prospect-Upper Sandusky, Prospect OH (unknown if this is still an active fur farm) Ruby Fur Farm: 2564 200th Street, New Sharon IA Fraser Fur Farm: 33327 Terrace Lake Road, Ronan MT Circle K Farm: 32996 Fox Ave, Sioux City IA Schultz Fur Farm: 13392 29 St N W, Arnegard ND However, of these locations, only one – Circle K Farm in Iowa – is known to hold mink. This leaves the question wide open. Anyone with more information, please send a report to whistleblower [at]...

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New Mink Research Update: New United Vaccines Locations Reported

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....

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FinalNail.com is reporting a new fur farm supplier in Texas. The new entry reads: Univar PP&S 9430 Research Blvd., Ste. 350 Echelon Building IV Austin, TX 78759 Phone: (800) 609-9414 Web: www.univarpps.com Contact: John P. Bolanos, President Notes: Supplies chemicals and equipment to mink farmers; advertises in fur industry publications. Univar Professional Products & Services has dozens of distribution centers in the United...

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