After reporting on this last year, The Final Nail has uncovered more information about what is believed to be the sole melatonin implant manufacturer in the country. This company is extremely significant in that it provides a product that it gives a significant edge to farms that use it. It is very likely that some farms would not survive if they did not have access to melatonin implants. Neo-Dynamics 4738 Bergamot Way, Suite 200 Middleton, WI 53562 Phone: (800) 206-7227 Fax: (608) 831-4669 Contact: Tim J. Cairns Notes: Manufacturer of melatonin implants (used by mink farmers to speed fur growth). Neo-Dynamics is a related company to Melatek, a manufacturer of melatonin implants for ferrets and...

Below are more addresses of farms imprisoning foxes, bobcats, lynx, coyotes, and “mustelidae” (a family that includes mink). These addresses are uninvestigated, and Coalition Against Fur Farms is looking for any information you can provide. Note that none of the known mink farms are included on this list, indicating many or most of these are not raising animals for fur. Farms with “mustelidae” (possibly mink) WEBER DANIEL 9503 N STATE RD 27 HAYWARD WI SIMPSON MARTHA 1277 W FULTON ST WAUPACA WI RAUSCH THOMAS 6831 BIG BEND RD WATERFORD WI DOMASZEK DUANE 10094 HWY 70 W MINOCQUA WI HOFFERBER DAWN N1720 BUCHHOLTZ RD WEYAUWEGA WI MONTANA DANA 5065 HWY 50 DELAVAN WI MEYER ROBERT 5907 NICHOLSON RD FRANKSVILLE WI SCHOEBEL MARK W583 EAGLE RD NESHKORO WI HANSEN JEANNE 2131 HWY 8 ST CROIX FALLS WI WHEELER GENE W7013 SPRING RD GREENVILLE WI ZELENSKI WILLIAM N1603 EAST ROAD WAUPACA WI LUDWIG CASEY 15811 HWY 32 MOUNTAIN WI GOVIN ANNA N4663 COUNTY RD H ELK MOUND WI FECHTER DAVID 1901 SHALOM DR WEST BEND WI KRIESCHER LINDA 309 RIVERDALE DR ONEIDA WI HAUGEN HEIDI W2007 HWY B SULLIVAN WI JANES EUGENE N6432 BERLIN RD GREEN LAKE WI PLISKA LEONARD 7394 DEER RD CUSTER WI KAMPS TANYA 4530 ANSTON RD GREEN BAY WI BERGMAN LISA 463 N MORELAND BLVD WAUKESHA WI FARRELL SCOTT N8270 LANGE LN WATERTOWN WI BAINS CHRISTOPHER N10348 7TH ST CLINTONVILLE WI POPPLE ROBERT 14630 – 181ST ST CHIPPEWA FALLS WI COLLIGNON JOYCE 28053 WILD ROSE DR BLUE RIVER WI BATTEN BRENDA E2870 GOLDSMITH RD WAUPACA WI ALBRECHT NOREEN 440 CO HWY A MARATHON WI WEITZ BEKAH 2242 N TOWN HALL RD EAU CLAIRE WI NUETZMANN ROBERT S5960 JACKPINE RD AUGUSTA WI LEDVINA LEE E2068 HWY 29 KEWAUNEE WI ANDERSON LAURIE N454 NICHOLS RD BONDUEL WI MIESBAUER WHITNEY W6705 HWY 182 PARK FALLS WI` DAMVELD GINA N6829 HILLVIEW RD GRESHAM WI REIS CHRISTINE W6498 HWY 39 NEW GLARUS WI INFALT CAROL N3374 ROME OAK HILL RD HELENVILLE WI DYER PAMELA N7863 CO HWY P THERESA WI WILSON BARBARA 4241 MILFORD RD MADISON WI FRIEDECK TAMMY W10218 STATE RD 16 PORTAGE WI SZULCZEWSKI ROBERTA 3412 E ELM RD OAK CREEK WI PLOUFFE RICHARD N736 MEADOW...

The following addresses were obtained from public records, indicating dozens of farms (or other type of operation) that imprison foxes, coyotes, and wild cottontail rabbits. Disclaimer Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. Note: Each of these hold a “captive wildlife permit.” George Hill 831 College Hill Rd Waco KY 859 260 4488 Coyotes, red fox, grey fox Ken Tackett PO Box 201 Teaberry KY 606 587 2650 Red fox, grey fox Rhonda Ramey 85 Blaine Hill Rd Blaine KY 606 652 4785 Gray fox, red fox, coyote Charles Alexander 4668 Caneyville Rd Caneyville KY 270 286 8657 Coyote Ronald Scott Po Box 395 Martin KY 41649 Red fox, gray fox, raccoon Allen Hansell 22376 Mt Pleasant Rd Lawrenceburg IN 47025 Coyote, red fox, gray fox Dwayne Slone 290 Gibson Branch Rd Raven KY 41861 Coyote, red fox, gray fox Norman Wright 2391 Coffees Creek Rd West Liberty KY 41472 Coyote, red fox Rosetta Mathis 3003 Jack’s Branch Road Manchester KY Rabbit – Eastern Cottontail Rudolph Combs 1054 Brushy Branch Rd Manchester KY Red fox, coyote Walter Whitehead Po Box 38 Girdler KY Red fox, gray fox, coyote Michael Carver 3136 Gabbards Fork Rd Manchester KY Red fox, gray fox, coyote Henry Clay Sizemore HC 77 Box 168 Gypsy KY 606 884 2364 Red fox Christopher Harvey 128 Neice Sawmill Spur West Liberty KY Red fox Mark Risner Box 366 Wheelrim Rd Hazel Green KY 606 662 6280 Red fox,...

Coalition Against Fur Farms has received a report about a small urine collection operation in Minnesota. According to the report, the farm imprisons fox, beaver, and coyotes in small wire cages. Dusty Hough’s Fur Shed is a trapping supply operation, and  the urine is sold as a trapping lure. The cages are inside a building located at this address: Dusty Hough’s Fur Shed 15432 90th Avenue South Barnesville, MN 56514-9173 218-937-5628 Notes: fox, coyotes,...

The following addresses were obtained from public records, indicating two farms (or other type of operation) that imprisons bobcats in Wyoming. Disclaimer Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. Brett Jones 2602 W Cottonwood Creek Rd. Thermopolis WY 82443 Bobcats Notes: permit states facility has 6 bobcats. Purpose is listed as “Pet, sell.” However permit also states the bobcats were captured from the wild. Michael Goton PO Box 132 Shell WY 82441 Bobcats Notes: Permit states facility has “up to” 25 bobcats. Bobcats have been obtained from breeders currently in posession. Purpose listed as “breeding,...

This one-time “hub” of Aleutian disease research may no longer experiment on mink. As recently as 2004, USDA records indicate Utah State had 200 mink, presumably the research subjects of fur industry researcher LeGrande Ellis, who was (is?) studying a threat to fur farmers only eclipsed by animal rights activists: Aleutian disease.  Recent USDA reports do not list mink as among the animals killed at the school. Here’s a quote about the work that was being done at USU: “A vaccine is being developed against the disease by Utah State University that promises to eliminate these losses, which could save Utah mink producers $2.4 million.” (USDA, 2003) The small amount of information available on mink at U.S.U. specified that they were held at the “North Logan Farms” research station, a satellite research facility located about a mile north of the main campus. If you have any solid information on whether fur industry research is still happening at Utah State University, please submit to Coalition Against Fur...

The following addresses were obtained from public records, indicating dozens of farms (or other type of operations) that imprison bobcats and coyotes in New York. It is unclear which if any of these farms raises these animals for fur. Disclaimer Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. The following are list with the state of New York as holding “captive game permits”.  The list did not provide addresses. Bobcats Ludgar Zakshevky William McElravy Sherie Beaumont Clair Hesselton Sally Reaves Daniel Stevens Joseph Pierri Lawrence C Wallach Jeffrey S Taylor Wesley D Laraway Wendy B Hall Coyotes Wendy B Hall William Pryor Doris Laninon Jeffrey Kidder Nicole M Chillemi Thomas J Daniels Patricia...

The following address was obtained from public records, indicating a farm (or other type of operation) that imprisons foxes and / or bobcats in Nebraksa. Coalition Against Fur Farms has obtained hundreds of similar addresses from numerous states, each of which may be fur farms, which will be posted in the coming weeks. We will offer the same disclaimer each time: These addresses are uninvestigated. They house animals commonly used for fur, however an investigation is needed to determine the exact purpose of these operations. There are numerous other reasons furbearing animals can be held captive, including being bred for pets, roadside zoos, urine-collection operations for trapping lures, or penning operations to train hunting dogs. Some of these may be facilities which are helping animals. For example, wildlife rehabilitators and sanctuaries can often be required to have the same licenses as fur farms. Please do your research, and share anything learned with Coalition Against Fur Farms. These addresses are from the state of Nebraska’s “captive wildlife permit holder” list. The list did not include names, only addresses. 77458 Rd. 461 Pleasanton NE Notes: Bobcats Po Box 68 Cody NE Notes: Bobcats 203 Crook Ave Curtis NE Notes: Bobcats 110 Parker St Cambridge NE Notes: Bobcats & raccoons 88339 508th Ave Oneil NE Notes: Bobcats 20304 W Highway 31 Springfield NE Notes: Fox 56644 Highway 98 Winside NE Notes:...