Tag: mink liberation

ALF Takes Credit for Liberating 2000 Mink from Ohio Fur Farm Last Week

For Immediate Release July 9, 2025 Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Claims Liberation of 2000 Captive Mink From Massillon, Ohio Fur Farm Last Week In a communique received today by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, Animal Liberation Front activists claim to have released approximately 2000 captive mink from Tonn’s Fur Farm in Massillon, Ohio …

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National fur group says 2,000 mink released from Stark County farm

Robert Wang Canton Repository Key Points: Fur Commission USA says about 2,000 mink were released at a Massillon-area mink farm late July 2 or early July 3. An organization called the North American Animal Liberation Press office said activists were responsible for the mass mink release. The Stark County Sheriff’s office has not yet confirmed …

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2000 Captive Mink Liberated From Massillon, Ohio Fur Farm (USA)

For Immediate Release July 3, 2025 Animal liberation activists successfully liberated approximately 2000 captive mink from a Massillon, Ohio fur farm last night. The farm was not positively identified but presumably is Tonn’s Mink Farm, 3270 Pigeon Run Road SW, in Massillon, Ohio, operated by Dennis and Wanda Tonn. There are no other known fur …

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Hundreds of Captive Mink Liberated Last Night From Pennsylvania’s Only Remaining Fur Farm

For Immediate Release October 19, 2024 Stahl Mink Farm Targeted Again After Thousands of Captive Mink Released in September 2023    Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists appear to have liberated hundreds more captive mink from Stahl Fur Farm in Pennsylvania early this …

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Western Star Fur Farm (Astoria, Oregon) Shuttered and For Sale

Carl Salo of Astoria, Oregon died in 2023. Now the fur farm that he owned, Western Star Fur Farm, is empty and for sale. 300 mink were liberated from Western Star in 2011. Astoria was once the largest mink farming town in Oregon. Five mink farms were active in 2010. The Ylipelto Mink Farm in …

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If Not You, Then Who? If Not Now, Then When?

There’s nothing better than on the ground research. A fur farm that looks like it might be in operation in aerial images (Google Maps) can look very different in person. For example, activists visited the Sargent Fur Farm in Morgan, Utah. The sheds that once held mink were found to now be used for storage …

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June is the Beginning of “Fur Farm Raiding Season”

Historically, June is the beginning of “fur farm raiding season”, when mink born in March mature to a state where they can be liberated into the wild. Since 1995, there have been at least 116 raids on fur farms across the United States.  At least 43 of the raided farms have closed forever. Fur farm …

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Jorney Mink Ranch in Alliance, OH

The Jorney Mink Ranch in Alliance, OH was raided three times by the Animal Liberation Front. In total, 11,000 wild mink were liberated from their cages at this now-former wildlife prison. We now feel confident to say that the Jorney Mink Ranch (pictured here) and the B.J. Hoffman Fur Farm, both large farms in Ohio, …

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Reward offered in Sunbury released minks case (Pennsylvania, USA)

By Francis Scarcella fscarcella@dailyitem.com   SUNBURY — A $1,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of individuals involved in the releasing of minks from a fur farm just outside of Sunbury. The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania is offering the $1,000 reward after state police reported last month that several thousand …

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Stahl Fur Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Raided, Thousands of Mink Liberated (USA)

Received anonymously: dear mink murderer stahl, fur commission secretary: i saw your mink prison recently and was not impressed. you have dozens of sheds but so many are falling apart. thankfully your operation seems to have gotten smaller over the years. when will you learn that animal abuse isn’t worth it? people like me will …

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Stahl Fur Farm in Sunbury, Pennsylvania Raided, Thousands of Mink Liberated (USA)

Received anonymously: dear mink murderer stahl, fur commission secretary: i saw your mink prison recently and was not impressed. you have dozens of sheds but so many are falling apart. thankfully your operation seems to have gotten smaller over the years. when will you learn that animal abuse isn’t worth it? people like me will …

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37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America

1986-2023: 37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America There have been at least 116 fur farm raids in America over the last 37 years; more than 160,000 fur bearing captive animals have been liberated, given a new chance at life after spending their entire lives in small metal cages. At least 43 of …

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Olsen Fur Farm in Wisconsin Raided (Again) and Hundreds of Captive Mink Freed (USA)

Received anonymously: a few nights ago we visited olsen fur farm (smieja) at w22875 state road 121 in independence wisconsin. it’s operational for now, but maybe releasing several hundred mink has a chance to close it for good. we hope many of the mink enjoy their freedom in the wild and that this farm will …

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Olsen Fur Farm in Wisconsin Raided (Again) and Hundreds of Captive Mink Freed (USA)

Received anonymously: a few nights ago we visited olsen fur farm (smieja) at w22875 state road 121 in independence wisconsin. it’s operational for now, but maybe releasing several hundred mink has a chance to close it for good. we hope many of the mink enjoy their freedom in the wild and that this farm will …

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Fire Destroys Storage Barn at Ruef Mink Farm in Oregon (USA)

Delayed Report: The fire destroyed a storage barn at Ruef Mink Farm, 12305 Ruef Lane, in Mt. Angel, Oregon on October 21, 2022. Officer Rossi said the 20,000 square foot barn was a total loss. The source of the fire remains under investigation. No communique claiming the action has thus far been received by the …

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