As Finland continues to grapple with a record-setting avian flu outbreak on at least five mink farms, resulting in the slaughter of tens of thousands of animals, scientists again warn that the H5N1 ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends today’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act in Illinois, which would protect public health and human safety by requiring ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends today’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act, which would end mink farming in Illinois to protect human health. Sponsored by ...

TUSCARAWAS TWP. – The owner of a western Stark County mink farm said most of the animals released last week by a trespasser have been safely recovered or never left the property. Dennis Tonn of Tonn's ...

In early August 2023, Finland’s food authority ordered three of the nation’s fur farms to slaughter 50,000 of their animals. The purpose was not to create new fur coats, but to stop a virus: the H5N1 ...

An animal rights group is taking credit for releasing about 2,000 mink last week at a western Stark County farm. The Animal Liberation Front claims that its activists opened several mink cages July 3 ...

SPRINGFIELD — For over 65 years, Bernice and Frank Monteleone have been raising minks on their farm in Elgin. The couple bought their first mink in 1959 — a red female who was pregnant at the time.

The planned slaughter of almost 100,000 mink after a coronavirus outbreak on a Spanish farm has renewed questions around Covid-19 and the transmission to animals. While the US Centers for Disease ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For over 65 years, Bernice and Frank Monteleone have been raising minks on their farm in Elgin. The couple bought their first mink in 1959 — a red female who was pregnant at the ...