The Department of Agriculture recorded 351 mink farms in 2000, down from the 2,836 farms that were in operation in the early 1940s. While American consumers were gravitating away from real fur ...

Once a familiar sight along Britain’s riverbanks, water voles now face extinction—thanks to a new predator. Can these ...

Jo-Anne McArthur (Canada) shows American mink kits fighting for space in a nest box on a fur farm. Conducting investigations into animal cruelty is dangerous, but for Jo-Anne it is important to ...

Second, the USDA should require all fur farms (mink or otherwise) to provide annual reports that include information about the number and types of animals raised, the measures taken to adhere to ...

A rare sighting of an American mink was captured recently, as one of the elusive creatures scampered along logs near the water’s edge at Argentina’s Gutierrez Lake. Footage filmed by photographer Edu ...

In addition to concern that COVID-19 infected mink escaped from commercial fur operations could infect other mustelids, the Center is also concerned that they could infect their predators, such as ...