{"id":15063,"date":"2024-10-30T09:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/?p=15063"},"modified":"2024-10-30T09:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:37:49","slug":"37-years-of-direct-action-against-fur-farms-in-america-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalliberationpressoffice.org\/NAALPO\/2024\/10\/30\/37-years-of-direct-action-against-fur-farms-in-america-2\/","title":{"rendered":"37 Years of Direct Action Against Fur Farms in America"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office<\/p>\n
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[Still image from video of Stahl fur farm liberation, September 2023]<\/p><\/div>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 the raided farms are closed forever.<\/div>\n

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Below is a listing of all known fur farm raids in the United States:<\/p>\n

1986
\nUnnamed farm
\nNear Portland, Oregon
\n66 silver foxes liberated<\/p>\n

August 13th, 1995
\nDavidson Fur Farm
\nAnnendale, Minnesota
\nOne coyote liberated<\/p>\n

November 16th, 1995
\nJordan Mink Ranch
\nOlympia, Washington
\n400 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

November 16th, 1995
\nMa Ellis Fox Farm
\nPleasant View, Tenessee
\n30 foxes liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

January 15th, 1996
\nZimbal Mink Ranch
\nSheboygan, Wisconsin
\n400 mink liberated<\/p>\n

April 4th, 1996
\nW. Bennet Fur Farm
\nVictor, New York
\n1,700 mink liberated<\/p>\n

June, 1996
\nBrainard Fur Farm
\nSnohomish, Washington
\n80 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

June 7th, 1996
\nFur Breeder\u2019s Agricultural Cooperative
\nSandy, Utah
\n75 mink liberated<\/p>\n

June 21st, 1996
\nUnknown fur farm
\nRiverton, Utah
\n1,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

July 4th, 1996
\nLatzig Mink Ranch
\nHoward Lake, Minnesota
\n1,000 mink liberated
\nNOW A FERRET FARM<\/p>\n

July 17th, 1996
\nHolt Mink Ranch
\nSouth Jordan, Utah
\n3,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 9th, 1996
\nCarmel Mink Ranch
\nHinsdale, Massachusettes
\n1,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 12th, 1996
\nJorney Mink Ranch
\nAlliance, Ohio
\n2,500 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 28th, 1996
\nJorney Mink Ranch
\nAlliance, Ohio
\n8,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 2nd, 1996
\nPaul Westwood Fur Farm
\nSalem, Utah
\n1,500 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 5th, 1996
\nGauthier Fur Farm
\nLindboro, New Hampshire
\n35 fox and 10 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 11th, 1996
\nCarmel Mink Ranch
\nHinsdale, Massachusettes
\n75 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 23rd, 1996
\nArnold Krohl Fur Farm
\nLebaon, Oregon
\n2,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 25th, 1996
\nReese Fur Farm
\nCoalville, Utah
\n2,000 mink and 200 fox liberated<\/p>\n

October 29th, 1996
\nBennett Fur Farm
\nVictor, New York
\n46 fox liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

December 14th, 1996
\nBrainard Fur Farm
\nSnohomish, Washington
\n50 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

December 25th, 1996
\nJack Brower Fur Farm
\nBath, Michigan
\n150 mink liberated<\/p>\n

April 9th, 1997
\nKelly Fur Farm
\nDeBerry, Texas
\n10 chinchillas liberated<\/p>\n

May 11th, 1997
\nParson\u2019s Mink Ranch
\nSalisbury, Maryland
\n500 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

May 28th, 1997
\nLou Masog Mink Farm
\nLebanon, Oregon
\n80 mink liberated<\/p>\n

May 30th, 1997
\nArritola Mink Ranch
\nMount Angel, Oregon
\n10,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

July 4th, 1997
\nDavid Smith Mink Farm
\nCle Elum, Washington
\n4,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

July 8th, 1997
\nTom Mohoric Mink Farm
\nMedina, Ohio
\n41 mink liberated<\/p>\n

July, 1997
\nJorney Mink Ranch
\nAlliance, Ohio
\n500 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 1st, 1997
\nIdes Mink Farm
\nDowners Grove, Illinois
\n3500 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September 2nd, 1997
\nAdams Fox Farm
\nAnderson, Indiana
\n200 fox liberated<\/p>\n

October 5th, 1997
\nFrye Mink Farm
\nCrystal Lake, Illinois
\n5,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 6th, 1997
\nPalmer Mink Farm
\nPreston, Idaho
\n5,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 17th, 1997
\nTurbak Mink Ranch
\nWatertown, South Dakota
\n3,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 19th, 1997
\nCircle K Farm
\nSioux City, Iowa
\n5,000 mink, 100 fox liberated<\/p>\n

October 21st, 1997
\nFassett Fur Farm
\nWebster City, Iowa
\n1 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 24th, 1997
\nSmeija Fur Farm
\nIndependence, Wisconsin
\n800 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 24th, 1997
\nOtt Mink Ranch
\nTomohawk, Wisconsin
\n300 mink liberated<\/p>\n

Ocotber 25th, 1997
\nJack Dittrich Minkery
\nMedford, Wisconsin
\n3,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

November 5th, 1997
\nBlaine Leffers Fox Farm
\nFort Wayne, Indiana
\n125 fox liberated<\/p>\n

November 28th, 1997
\nCarmel Mink Ranch
\nHinsdale, Massachusettes
\n6 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

July 3rd, 1998
\nUnited Vaccines Research Ranch
\nMiddleton, Wisconsin
\n310 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

July 29th, 1998
\nFur Breeder\u2019s Agricultural Co-op
\nSandy, Utah
\n6 mink liberated<\/p>\n

July 30th, 1998
\nFur Breeder\u2019s Agricultural Co-op
\nSandy, Utah
\n2 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 18th, 1998
\nMueller fur farm
\nKimball, Minnesota
\n4,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 20th, 1998
\nHidden Valley Fur Farm
\nGuttenburg, Iowa
\n330 foxes liberated
\nCLOSED.
\n(the farmer mentions two actions have occurred, only one action is known)<\/p>\n

August 21st, 2008
\nIsebrand Fur Farm
\nJewell, Iowa
\n3,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 27th, 1998
\nBrown Mink Farm
\nBeloit, Wisconsin
\n3,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 28th, 1998
\nZumbro River Fur Farm
\nRochester, MN
\n3000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 26th, 1998
\nPipkorn Inc
\nPowers, MI
\n5000 mink liberated
\n\u2013
\nNovember 26th, 1998
\nVolo, Illinois
\nEmpty fur farm sabotaged<\/p>\n

December 2nd, 1998
\nAdams Fox Farm
\nAnderson, Indiana
\n150 fox liberated<\/p>\n

February 13, 1999
\nDavidson Fur Farm
\nAnnendale, Minnesota
\n6 fox liberated<\/p>\n

February 17th, 1999
\nNivison Mink Ranch
\nRichmond, Utah
\n9 mink liberated<\/p>\n

February 23rd, 1999
\nBrainerd Fur Farm
\nSnohomish, Washington
\n150 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 3rd, 1999
\nKrieger Fur Farm
\nBristol, Wisconsin
\n3000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 8th, 1999
\nGene Meyer Mink Farm
\nPlymouth, Wisconsin
\n2,500 mink liberated
\n(nearby United Feeds fur feed supplier burned down the same night)
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 14th, 1999
\nFrank Parsons Mink Ranch
\nSalisbury, Maryland
\n20 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September 12th, 1999
\nCalvin Gunnink Fur Farm
\nChandler, Minnesota
\n100 fox liberated<\/p>\n

October 1st, 1999
\nOwl Creek Fox Farm
\nMontpelier, Indiana
\n30 fox painted with henna dye<\/p>\n

October 25th, 1999
\nCalvin Gunnink Fur Farm
\nChandler, Minnesota
\n5 lynx liberated<\/p>\n

November 13th, 1999
\nBeckstead Mink Ranch
\nSouth Jordan, Utah
\nHundreds of mink liberated<\/p>\n

Janurary 29th, 2000
\nBrainerd Fur Farm
\nSnohomish, Washington
\n60 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

June 14th, 2000
\nRichard Gauthier Fur Farm
\nLyndeborough, New Hamsphire
\n500 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September 7th, 2000
\nDrewelow & Sons Fur Farm
\nNew Hampton, Iowa
\n14,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 1st, 2000
\nIndiana
\n30 fox painted with henna<\/p>\n

April 19th, 2001
\nBrainerd\u2019s Fur Farm
\nSnohomish, Washington
\n200 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 16th, 2001
\nScott Nelson Mink Ranch
\nEllsworth, Iowa
\n2,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 20th, 2001
\nScott Nelson Mink Ranch
\nEllsworth, Iowa
\n1,600 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

May, 2002
\nMinkdek Brothers
\nHarborcreek, Pennsylvania
\n200 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

June, 2002
\nLawrence Dana Fox Farm
\nErie, Pennsylvania
\nAll foxes liberated, breeding cards taken
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 18th, 2002
\nMisty Moonlight Mink Ranch
\nWaverly, Iowa
\n3,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September, 2002
\nMinkdek Brothers
\nHarborcreek, Pennsylvania
\n50 minks liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September, 2002
\nMain Mink Ranch
\nGerry, New York
\nMink liberated and breeding cards taken
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

November 26th, 2002
\nMinkdek Brothers
\nHarborcreek, Pennsylvania
\nFur feed storage building burned down<\/p>\n

August 25th, 2003
\nRoessler Brother\u2019s Mink Farm
\nSultan, Washington
\n10,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

April 1st, 2005
\nKerry Littig\u2019s fox farm
\nBluffs, Illinois
\nDozens of fox liberated<\/p>\n

August 14th, 2007
\nCarmel Mink Ranch
\nHinsdale, Massachusettes
\n500 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

November 6th, 2008
\nDale Marr\u2019s Mink Ranch
\nDeming, Washington
\n150-200 mink liberated<\/p>\n

April 21st, 2008
\nJefferson Fur Farm
\nJefferson, Oregon
\n40 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August, 2008 (\u201cdays before\u201d mink release at McMullin Mink Farm)
\nHunter Groves Mink Farm
\nSouth Jordan, Utah
\n114 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 19th, 2008
\nMcMullin Mink Farm
\nSouth Jordan, Utah
\n600 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 8th, 2008
\nS&N Fur Farm
\nScio, Oregon
\n150-200 mink liberated
\nREPORTED EMPTY 2009<\/p>\n

September 21st, 2008
\nLodder\u2019s Mink Farm
\nKaysville, Utah
\n7,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 17th, 2008
\nYlipelto Fur Farm
\nSvensen, Oregon
\n1,500 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 4th, 2009
\nYlipelto Fur Farm
\nSvensen, Oregon
\n300 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

November 18th, 2009
\nLang\u2019s Mink Farm
\nRichmond, Minnesota
\n50 mink liberated<\/p>\n

July 13th, 2010
\nUnnamed mink farm
\nFranklin, Idaho
\n30 mink liberated<\/p>\n

July 27th, 2010
\nYlipelto Fur Farm
\nSvensen, Oregon
\nEight incendiary devices planted, buildings & vehicle burned
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September 10th, 2010
\nHarvey Beck Mink Ranch
\nGranite Falls, Washington
\n400 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 24th, 2011
\nWestern Star Fur Farm
\nSvensen, Oregon
\n300 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 10th, 2011
\nPalmer Erickson Mink Farm
\nJewell, Iowa
\n1,200 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 12th, 2011
\nMiller\u2019s Mink Ranch
\nGifford, Washington
\n1,000 mink liberated.<\/p>\n

August 5th, 2012
\nD & S Fox Farm
\nElkton, Virginia
\n13 foxes liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

July 27, 2013
\nFrazier Fur Farm
\nPlains, MT
\n1 bobcat liberated<\/p>\n

July 29, 2013
\nMoyle Mink Farm
\nBurley, ID
\n1,800 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 2013
\nEast Fork Mink Farm
\nMorris, IL
\n2,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

August 30, 2013
\nConrad Fur Farm
\nKeota, IA
\n500 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 12, 2013
\nOvard Mink Farm
\nWanship, UT
\n20 mink liberated<\/p>\n

September 25, 2013
\nRykola Mink Farm
\nEbensburg, PA
\n1,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED
\n\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n

September 29, 2013
\nLion Farms
\nVan Wert, OH
\n300 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

October 5, 2013
\nBonlander Mink Farm
\nNew Holstein, WI
\n2000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

October 6, 2013
\nEinar Myhre Mink Farm
\nGrand Meadow, MN
\n440 mink liberated<\/p>\n

November 14, 2013
\nDoyle Checketts Mink Farm
\nCraig, CO
\n300 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

September 25, 2014
\nRobert Roman Fox Farm
\nAmamosa, IA
\n30 foxes liberated<\/p>\n

October 23, 2015
\nHospital Rd. Fox Farm
\nBurlington, WI
\n2 foxes liberated<\/p>\n

November 2018
\nJerry Marr Mink Farm
\nDeming, WA
\n600 mink liberated<\/p>\n

2019
\nUnnamed mink farm, Oregon
\n750 mink liberated<\/p>\n

Summer 2020
\n2 Unknown Farms in Idaho and Utah
\n2,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

November 8, 2022
\nMassillon, OH Mink Farm
\n1000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

November 9, 2022
\nPipkorn Mink Farm
\nPowers, MI
\n800 mink liberated<\/p>\n

November 15, 2022
\nLion Farms
\nVan Wert, OH
\n10,000 mink liberated
\nCLOSED<\/p>\n

December 19, 2022
\nScholten Farm and Feed Supply
\nWayland, MI
\n4000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 2023
\nOlsen Fur Farm
\nIndependence, WI
\n3,000 mink liberated<\/p>\n

August 19-20, 2023
\nTim Jahr Fur Farm
\nArlington, MN
\nDozens of foxes liberated<\/p>\n

For a complete listing of all currently operating fur farms, please visit finalnail.com<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office 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 the raided … <\/p>\n

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