Mink

USDA Reports on Mink Production The U.S Department of Agriculture publishes annual reports on mink production in this country. The full text of these reports are available here for the following years:

• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992 (PDF)
• 1991 (PDF)
• 1990 (PDF)
• 1989 (PDF)
• 1988 (PDF)
• 1987 (PDF)
• 1986 (PDF)
• 1985 (PDF)
• 1984 (PDF)
• 1983 (PDF)
• 1982 (PDF)
• 1981 (PDF)
• 1980 (PDF)
• 1979 (PDF)
• 1978 (PDF)
• 1977 (PDF)

Peter Daniel Young -- I'd Break Into Mink Farm Again - 13 Nov 2005

Young is proud of crime, and says he would do it all again.

USDA Reports Increase in Mink Pelt Production - 25 Jul 2005

Average pelt price for mink reachest highest mark since 1995.

Republic of Ireland Rejects Fur Farm Ban - 15 May 2005

Proposed fur farm ban goes down 67-50 in Republic of Ireland parliament.

PETA Features Dennis Rodman in New Anti-Fur Ad - 21 Feb 2005

PETA perfectly comfortable with a man who has a long history of assaulting women.

Groups Continue Campaign to Ban Fur Farming in Ireland - 10 Mar 2004

Compassion In World Farming and others continue campaign started in 2002 to eliminate fur farming in Ireland.

PETA Angry Over Hillary Clinton's New Mink Coat - 29 Feb 2004

Clinton's staffers tried to lie about the coat, but Clinton has apparently worn fur for several decades.

Animal Rights Sweden Petitions for Immediate Ban on Fur Farms - 4 Feb 2004

Government report finds some problems at fur farms, but gives owners until at least 2010 to improve their compliance with Swedish law.

Washington State Considering Animal Rights/Environmental Terrorism Legislation - 31 Jan 2004

Legislation spurred by August release of 10,000 mink in Sultan, Washington.

Netherlands Police Arrest Dozens of Activists in Fur Farm Attack - 1 Nov 2003

Police come under criticism for not preventing attack despite plenty of advance knowledge of activist gathering and threats of just such raids.

Activists Release 10,000 Mink from Washington State Farm - 15 Oct 2003

Most quickly recaptured, but not before rampaging through local farms in search of food.

Five Activists Arrested In Finland - 15 Sep 2003

Animal rights extremist caught in the act after a previously-hit fur farm upgrades its security system.

ALF/ELF Attack Spanish Mink Farm - 14 Apr 2003

Spanish extremists torch a fur farm and dedicate their arson to Barry Horne and the Palestinians.

In Defense of Animals Appalled at Oprah's Mink Slippers - 18 Mar 2003

Winfrey gave mink-trimmed slippers in mink carrying bags to some of her guests on a recent show.

Animal Liberation Front Released Mink In Ireland - 10 Mar 2003

ALF claimed as many as 1,000 mink released, but owner says all but 50 of the animals were quickly rounded up and returned.

Animal Liberation Front Release 1,200 Mink from Iowa Farm - 22 Aug 2002

ALF spokesman David Barbarash claims activist gave mink "a fighting chance."

Activists Release Mink in Finland - 24 Jul 2002

More than 1,000 mink released in the early morning hours of July 22, with animal rights activists being the likely culprits.

UK Fur Farms Must Close by Jan. 1, 2003 - 4 Jan 2002

Deadline announced after details for compensating fur farmers are worked out.

Mink Releases in Spain and Holland - 28 Aug 2001

Sometime the night of August 1st or the early morning of August 2nd, animal rights activists released. . .

Fur Farms Banned in Britain - 28 Nov 2000

Under bill, all British fur farms would have to close by 2003.

Suspected ALF Terrorist Commits Suicide - 26 Jul 1999

A suspect in raids on several mink farms kills himself before he can be brought to trial.

More animal rights indictments - 28 Sep 1998

Two young activists arrested and charged with a cross-country spree of "animal liberation."

More mink released in the UK - 20 Sep 1998

Animal Liberation Front activists release thousands of mink from a British fur farm.

Josh Ellerman sentenced; 5 other animal rights activists indicted - 13 Sep 1998

Ellerman receives a seven-year sentence for firebombing the Fur Breeder's Cooperative.

Animal Liberation Front creates potential environmental disaster - 9 Aug 1998

ALF activists release thousands of mink from farm in England.