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The Final Nail (https://finalnail.com) is a directory of fur farms and laboratory animal suppliers.
Footage taken in November at Kaatz Bros., a fur farm in Savanna, Illinois. Animals at the farm are also exploited for their urine, which is used to create trapping lures and other products.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Footage taken in November at Kaatz Bros., a fur farm in Savanna, Illinois. Animals at the farm are also exploited for their urine, which is used to create trapping lures and other products.
Check out our action alert (www.finalnail.com/alerts/) to learn how you can help shut down places like this!
Check out our action alert (www.finalnail.com/alerts/) to learn how you can help shut down places like this!
H.R. 6513, introduced by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan and Rosa DeLauro, would prohibit mink farming in the United States. Please urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor this important bill! Find your representative here (enter your zip code): www.house.gov/representati...
December 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
H.R. 6513, introduced by U.S. Reps. Vern Buchanan and Rosa DeLauro, would prohibit mink farming in the United States. Please urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor this important bill! Find your representative here (enter your zip code): www.house.gov/representati...
Mink farming may be finished in Illinois! Activists visited the only remaining mink farm in the state, the Monteleone Mink Ranch in Elgin. Although not all of the sheds were closely inspected, most were empty or in very bad shape. (If the farm is still operating, it is a much smaller operation.)
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Mink farming may be finished in Illinois! Activists visited the only remaining mink farm in the state, the Monteleone Mink Ranch in Elgin. Although not all of the sheds were closely inspected, most were empty or in very bad shape. (If the farm is still operating, it is a much smaller operation.)
After 65 years in operation, and the slaughter of too many mink to count, we can confirm that the Gengel mink farm in Lake Villa, Illinois has closed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
After 65 years in operation, and the slaughter of too many mink to count, we can confirm that the Gengel mink farm in Lake Villa, Illinois has closed.
The City of Coalville, Utah has approved plans to redevelop the property where the Black family mink farm was located. The mink sheds were recently taken down. For decades, the farm operated next to the county rodeo arena. Because of the mink next door, it was popularly known as the "smelly rodeo."
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The City of Coalville, Utah has approved plans to redevelop the property where the Black family mink farm was located. The mink sheds were recently taken down. For decades, the farm operated next to the county rodeo arena. Because of the mink next door, it was popularly known as the "smelly rodeo."
The Harrison County Sheriff and local news media are reporting that many foxes and mink were released from cages at the Tremel fur farm (pictured) in Woodbine, Iowa early in the morning of October 21.
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The Harrison County Sheriff and local news media are reporting that many foxes and mink were released from cages at the Tremel fur farm (pictured) in Woodbine, Iowa early in the morning of October 21.
Mike Brown knows a thing or two about controversial industries. He used to work for tobacco companies, and is now representing the International Fur Federation. In this clip, Mike attempts to comfort mink farmers by explaining that it's even worse on the retail side!
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mike Brown knows a thing or two about controversial industries. He used to work for tobacco companies, and is now representing the International Fur Federation. In this clip, Mike attempts to comfort mink farmers by explaining that it's even worse on the retail side!
The Dixon mink farm in Bluffdale, Utah will not be reopening. An application for a business license has been denied by the city; fur farming is no longer a permitted use of the property. The Dixon farm had been the subject of complaints for years from neighbors sick of the flies and smells.
October 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Dixon mink farm in Bluffdale, Utah will not be reopening. An application for a business license has been denied by the city; fur farming is no longer a permitted use of the property. The Dixon farm had been the subject of complaints for years from neighbors sick of the flies and smells.
We’ve learned that Vaxxinova is the newest (and currently only) company to manufacture vaccines to protect against diseases common on fur farms. Join us in asking Vaxxinova to stop manufacturing vaccines to prop up the cruel fur industry: [email protected].
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’ve learned that Vaxxinova is the newest (and currently only) company to manufacture vaccines to protect against diseases common on fur farms. Join us in asking Vaxxinova to stop manufacturing vaccines to prop up the cruel fur industry: [email protected].
On Monday night, more than 25 foxes were released from cages at the Littig Fox Farm (pictured) in Bluffs, Illinois.
August 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On Monday night, more than 25 foxes were released from cages at the Littig Fox Farm (pictured) in Bluffs, Illinois.
Industry group Fur Commission USA has updated their count of mink farms nationwide. Only 69 farms remain!
August 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Industry group Fur Commission USA has updated their count of mink farms nationwide. Only 69 farms remain!
The most serious welfare issues for animals kept for fur production, according to @efsa.europa.eu: Restriction of movement, Inability to perform exploratory or foraging behavior, and Sensory under‐ and overstimulation -- all linked to the small sizes and barren conditions of cages on fur farms.
August 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The most serious welfare issues for animals kept for fur production, according to @efsa.europa.eu: Restriction of movement, Inability to perform exploratory or foraging behavior, and Sensory under‐ and overstimulation -- all linked to the small sizes and barren conditions of cages on fur farms.
What was once the world's largest fur auction house now sits empty. Kopenhagen Fur's enormous headquarters outside Copenhagen, Denmark-- including auction hall, warehouse, and design studio-- is for sale. The building opened in 1963, and hosted its final fur auction in 2024.
August 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
What was once the world's largest fur auction house now sits empty. Kopenhagen Fur's enormous headquarters outside Copenhagen, Denmark-- including auction hall, warehouse, and design studio-- is for sale. The building opened in 1963, and hosted its final fur auction in 2024.
We can now confirm that the Circle R Fox Ranch in Bellville, Ohio is closed. Watchtowers were built on fox farms so farmers could observe the animals without disturbing them, particularly during breeding season. At this farm, the tower used to overlook hundreds of cages (grassy area in the photo).
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We can now confirm that the Circle R Fox Ranch in Bellville, Ohio is closed. Watchtowers were built on fox farms so farmers could observe the animals without disturbing them, particularly during breeding season. At this farm, the tower used to overlook hundreds of cages (grassy area in the photo).
2024 was the last year mink were killed on the River Jordan Mink Ranch (pictured) in Eagle Mountain, Utah, one of many fur farms that have closed recently in the state. We're happy to see the sheds taken down, and cages that once imprisoned thousands of mink sitting empty.
July 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
2024 was the last year mink were killed on the River Jordan Mink Ranch (pictured) in Eagle Mountain, Utah, one of many fur farms that have closed recently in the state. We're happy to see the sheds taken down, and cages that once imprisoned thousands of mink sitting empty.
Last week the #USDA released its annual survey of mink pelt production, and the news was bad for the industry! In 2024, 771,200 mink were killed on fur farms in the U.S. That's a horrible number, but it's less than half what it was 3 years prior. And 5 years ago, 2 million more mink were killed!
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Last week the #USDA released its annual survey of mink pelt production, and the news was bad for the industry! In 2024, 771,200 mink were killed on fur farms in the U.S. That's a horrible number, but it's less than half what it was 3 years prior. And 5 years ago, 2 million more mink were killed!
A fur farm in Ohio is missing hundreds of mink after an Independence Day raid by animal activists. Dennis Tonn summed up the situation at his farm in the city of Massillon, "Someone cut a hole in the fence and let 'em out. It's hard enough to make a living without this [expletive], you know."
July 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A fur farm in Ohio is missing hundreds of mink after an Independence Day raid by animal activists. Dennis Tonn summed up the situation at his farm in the city of Massillon, "Someone cut a hole in the fence and let 'em out. It's hard enough to make a living without this [expletive], you know."
How long can fox farmers hang on if they can't sell pelts for a profit? At Saga Furs’ June auction, only 39% of all fox pelts offered for sale found a buyer, and according to Saga, the prices they sold for "are still unprofitable for the producers."
June 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
How long can fox farmers hang on if they can't sell pelts for a profit? At Saga Furs’ June auction, only 39% of all fox pelts offered for sale found a buyer, and according to Saga, the prices they sold for "are still unprofitable for the producers."
Today, a majority of European Union member states voted to add the American mink to its list of invasive species. Once the changes take effect in 2027, the breeding of mink will be banned throughout the EU! It was a decision that the fur trade lobby has fought against for years.
June 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Today, a majority of European Union member states voted to add the American mink to its list of invasive species. Once the changes take effect in 2027, the breeding of mink will be banned throughout the EU! It was a decision that the fur trade lobby has fought against for years.
In Rhode Island, mink can be found in marshes, near streams and in coastal areas. Mink have friends in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, which last week voted overwhelmingly in support of a bill to ban the sale of new fur products from animals killed on fur farms!
May 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In Rhode Island, mink can be found in marshes, near streams and in coastal areas. Mink have friends in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, which last week voted overwhelmingly in support of a bill to ban the sale of new fur products from animals killed on fur farms!
The Mid-Missouri Fox Farm was the only fur farm in the state of Missouri, and the southernmost farm on our list (FinalNail.com). The property has been sold, and it looks like the new owners are not continuing in the fur business. Although a few sheds remain, the rows of fox cages have been removed.
May 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Mid-Missouri Fox Farm was the only fur farm in the state of Missouri, and the southernmost farm on our list (FinalNail.com). The property has been sold, and it looks like the new owners are not continuing in the fur business. Although a few sheds remain, the rows of fox cages have been removed.
Mink oil is directly connected to the suffering of animals on fur farms! Urge #RedWingShoes to end their use of mink oil.
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April 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Mink oil is directly connected to the suffering of animals on fur farms! Urge #RedWingShoes to end their use of mink oil.
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Today, mink and foxes on fur farms are confined to small, wire cages. But when fur farming began in the U.S. in the early 1900s, housing featured large outdoor pens, and mink were provided with water pans for swimming. Conditions quickly got worse as fur farming became industrialized and intensive.
March 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Today, mink and foxes on fur farms are confined to small, wire cages. But when fur farming began in the U.S. in the early 1900s, housing featured large outdoor pens, and mink were provided with water pans for swimming. Conditions quickly got worse as fur farming became industrialized and intensive.
Stop the suffering of mink on fur farms in Illinois! Follow this link to submit a comment in support of Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (HB 2627): my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/...
March 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Stop the suffering of mink on fur farms in Illinois! Follow this link to submit a comment in support of Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (HB 2627): my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/...
There is only one fur research farm remaining in North America. The Canadian Centre for Fur Animal Research, at Dalhousie University in Truro, Nova Scotia, confines hundreds of mink and foxes and conducts research with the goal of making fur farming more profitable.
March 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
There is only one fur research farm remaining in North America. The Canadian Centre for Fur Animal Research, at Dalhousie University in Truro, Nova Scotia, confines hundreds of mink and foxes and conducts research with the goal of making fur farming more profitable.