List of fur farms raided by the ALF that have closed

A list of all fur farms known to have closed subsequent to visits by the Animal Liberation Front.

Here is what this list is not: A list of fur farms the ALF has shut down.

What this is: A list of fur farms confirmed to have closed, and were once visited by the Animal Liberation Front.

The evidence strongly suggests the majority of these farms shut down for reasons other than a visit by animal liberators (although in each case, the ALF may have been a contributing factor). The majority of these farms shut down years after an ALF visit, or the number of animals released was so small it is unlikely to have bankrupted the farm.

However, there are farms that are confirmed to have been shut down by activists. When the evidence is strong, or conclusive, the entries are bolded. Some of the evidence used to confirm the ALF had a leading role in a closure include:

Court documents

Timing of the closure (coming shortly after a visit by the Animal Liberation Front)

Media reports

List of closed fur farms once visited by the Animal Liberation Front

August 13th, 1995

Davidson Fur Farm

Annendale, Minnesota

One coyote liberated

CLOSED

November 16th, 1995

Jordan Mink Ranch

Olympia, Washington

400 mink liberated

CLOSED

November 16th, 1995

Ma Ellis Fox Farm

Pleasant View, Tenessee

30 foxes liberated

CLOSED

April 4th, 1996, & October 29th, 1996

W. Bennet Fur Farm

Victor, New York

1,700 mink released, 46 foxes released, respectively.

CLOSED

Five raids over five years

Brainard Fur Farm

Snohomish, Washington

100+ mink released, total.

CLOSED

Three releases: June 7th, 1996, July 29th, 1998, & July 30th, 1998

Fur Breeder’s Agricultural Cooperative

Sandy, Utah

75, 6, and 2 mink liberated respectively

CLOSED DUE TO ACCIDENTAL FIRE, 2011. MAY REOPEN.

July 4th, 1996

Latzig Mink Ranch

Howard Lake, Minnesota

1,000 mink liberated

CLOSED. NOW A FERRET FARM.

August 9th, 1996

Carmel Mink Ranch

Hinsdale, Massachusettes

1,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

October 5th, 1996

Gauthier Fur Farm

Lindboro, New Hampshire

35 fox and 10 mink liberated

CLOSED

May 11th, 1997

Parson’s Mink Ranch

Salisbury, Maryland

500 mink liberated

CLOSED

July 4th, 1997

David Smith Mink Farm

Cle Elum, Washington

4,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

July 8th, 1997

Tom Mohoric Mink Farm

Medina, Ohio

41 mink liberated

CLOSED

September 1st, 1997

Ides Mink Farm

Downers Grove, Illinois

3500 mink liberated

CLOSED

October 17th, 1997

Turbak Mink Ranch

Watertown, South Dakota

3,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

Ocotber 25th, 1997

Jack Dittrich Minkery

Medford, Wisconsin

3,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

November 5th, 1997

Blaine Leffers Fox Farm

Fort Wayne, Indiana

125 fox liberated

CLOSED

November 28th, 1997

Carmel Mink Ranch

Hinsdale, Massachusettes

6 mink liberated

CLOSED

August 18th, 1998

Mueller fur farm

Kimball, Minnesota

4,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

August 20th, 1998

(the farmer mentions two actions have occurred, only one action is known)

Hidden Valley Fur Farm

Guttenburg, Iowa

330 foxes liberated

CLOSED

August 27th, 1998

Brown Mink Farm

Beloit, Wisconsin

3,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

February 13, 1999

Davidson Fur Farm

Annendale, Minnesota

6 fox liberated

CLOSED

August 8th, 1999

Gene Meyer Mink Farm

Plymouth, Wisconsin

2,500 mink liberated

(nearby United Feeds fur feed supplier burned down the same night)

CLOSED

August 14th, 1999

Frank Parsons Mink Ranch

Salisbury, Maryland

20 mink liberated

CLOSED

September 12th, 1999; & October 25th, 1999

Calvin Gunnink Fur Farm

Chandler, Minnesota

100 fox liberated, 5 lynx liberated, respectively.

CLOSED

June 14th, 2000

Richard Gauthier Fur Farm

Lyndeborough, New Hamsphire

500 mink liberated

CLOSED

September 7th, 2000

Drewelow & Sons Fur Farm

New Hampton, Iowa

14,000 mink liberated

REPORTED CLOSED BY MEDIA, JUNE 2013. UNCONFIRMED.

Two raids in one week, October, 2001

Scott Nelson Mink Ranch

Ellsworth, Iowa

2,000 mink liberated

CLOSED

September, 2002

Main Mink Ranch

Gerry, New York

Mink liberated and breeding cards taken

CLOSED

August 14th, 2007

Carmel Mink Ranch

Hinsdale, Massachusettes

500 mink liberated

CLOSED

September 8th, 2008

S&N Fur Farm

Scio, Oregon

150-200 mink liberated

REPORTED EMPTY 2009, MAY REOPEN

October 17th, 2008 & October 4th, 2009

Ylipelto Fur Farm

Svensen, Oregon

1,500 mink and 300 mink liberated, respectively

CLOSED