Hundreds of Captive Mink Liberated From Idaho Fur Farm

Although an anonymous communique has yet to be received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists appear to have liberated hundreds more captive mink from Hobbs Fur Farm in Franklin, Idaho early on the morning of Saturday, October 17, according to local news media. Press Officer Joseph Buddenberg said the liberation was consistent with actions by the Animal Liberation Front, and disputes the usual propaganda being espoused by the industry apologists at Fur Commission USA.

Up to 1500 mink were estimated to have escaped the farm in the early morning hours of October 17, 2026; no apprehensions or arrests have been reported. This is the second large liberation of captive mink this season, after approximately 1500 mink were released from Cascade Fur Farm in Oregon in August. The mink are born in February or March and are killed by gassing, clubbing or anal electrocution in November, before being skinned, sometimes while still alive, for their fur.

The animals liberated this weekend have a fighting chance at life; they faced a 100 percent death rate if they stayed on the farm. They have not starved to death or frozen in the cold, and few if any were killed by cars or bystanders. Mink are genetically wild animals that roam up to 5 miles a day but are kept in 10-inch cages on fur farms; their treatment is egregiously cruel and violent.

The number of fur farms in America has dwindled from more than 300 in the 1990s to less than 100 today, as the fur industry continues its steady decline into oblivion. A listing of all known fur farms in North America, is available here: https://finalnail.com/

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