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Arkansas<br />
Elmore Farm<br />
1400 Hwy. 96 W<br />
Mansfield, AR 72944<br />
Contact: Lesley O. Elmore<br />
Notes: Mink farm. Farm may be closed<br />
(investigation needed)<br />
California<br />
Fur Information Council of America<br />
8424-A Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 860<br />
West Hollywood, CA 90069<br />
Phone: (323) 782-1700 or (323) 848-7940<br />
Fax: (323) 651-1417<br />
Contact: Keith Kaplan, Executive Director<br />
Notes: FICA describes its mission as, “to<br />
perform the following: a) protect and<br />
improve the public and internal image<br />
of the fur industry; b) promote public<br />
understanding of the principles of wildlife<br />
management and conservation as they<br />
relate to the fur industry; c) protect furriers<br />
from harassment and illegal activity<br />
by anti-fur protestors, demonstrators and<br />
activists; and d) develop and coordinate<br />
cooperation within the fur industry.”<br />
Georgia<br />
Branson W. Ritchie<br />
University of Georgia<br />
College of Veterinary Medicine<br />
Department of Small Animal Medicine<br />
and Surgery<br />
501 D.W. Brooks Drive, Room H316<br />
Athens, GA 30602<br />
Phone: (706) 542-6316<br />
E-mail: britchie@uga.edu<br />
Notes: Fur industry researcher. Dr.<br />
Ritchie is involved in a research project<br />
studying the Aleutian mink disease virus.<br />
New fur industry researcher, according to<br />
the Fur Farm Intelligence Unit: “Richie<br />
has volunteered his research skills to the<br />
mink industry as part of the proposed<br />
Mink Genome Project. This project aims<br />
to alleviate the industry of one of its<br />
biggest threats: aleutian disease. He has<br />
offered cell mediated research to isolate<br />
mink genes that are resistant to AD. This<br />
research will be done in partnership with<br />
Dr. John Easley of Plymouth, Wisconsin,<br />
who is also a leading expert in mink disease.<br />
Ritchie is awaiting funding from the<br />
Fur Commission USA’s research commit-<br />
Fur Farm List<br />
tee before the Mink Genome Project is<br />
launched.”<br />
Idaho<br />
Jack Rose, Professor of Physiology<br />
Department of Biological Sciences<br />
Idaho State University<br />
Gale Life Sciences Bldg., Room 306/307<br />
650 Memorial Drive<br />
Pocatello, ID 83209<br />
Phone: (208) 282-4261<br />
Notes: Fur industry researcher. Received<br />
$6,000 grant from Fur Commission USA<br />
in 2010. Dr. Rose has received funding<br />
from the fur industry for many years<br />
to study reproduction in mink. Obtains<br />
research mink from Moyle Minkery.<br />
Note about Franklin, Idaho:<br />
This small town on the Utah border has<br />
11 known mink farms, many of them<br />
small, micro-operations scattered around<br />
downtown. Police reports document a<br />
release of 30 mink from an unspecified<br />
Franklin fur farm on July 13th, 2010.<br />
Rock Ridge Farms<br />
312 Parkinson Road<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2559<br />
Contact: Todd M. Hansen<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Hobbs Fur Farm<br />
331 Parkinson Road<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2418<br />
Fax: (208) 646-2688<br />
Contact: Boyd T. Hobbs<br />
Notes: Mink and fox farm. Located on<br />
east side of Parkinson & Little Mountain<br />
Roads. Confirmed open (summer 2009).<br />
Kevin Hobbs Fur Farm<br />
4175 S. Parkinson Road<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Contact: Kevin Hobbs<br />
Notes: Mink farm. Confirmed open<br />
(summer 2009).<br />
Hobbs Furs<br />
24 North 1st East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2401<br />
Contact: Jeffrey T. Hobbs<br />
Notes: Mink farm. Also, “pick your own”<br />
pumpkins and squash.<br />
Newbold Fur Farm<br />
30 North 1st East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2439<br />
Contact: Eva Gene Newbold, Don Newbold,<br />
Jr.<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Brets Mink Ranch<br />
2904 South 2800 East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2513 or (208) 646-2634<br />
Contact: Bret D. & Annette Hansen<br />
Notes: Located just south of E. Cub<br />
River Road.<br />
Roger Griffeth<br />
38 W. Main<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2245<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Kingsford & Son<br />
250 South 1st East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2323<br />
Contact: Larry & Marlene Kingsford<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Whitehead Mink Ranch<br />
205 South 2nd East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2489<br />
Contact: Jerry Whitehead<br />
Scot Hansen<br />
244 South 2nd East<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 760-0213<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Hawkes Fur Ranch<br />
3647 East Maple Creek Road<br />
Franklin, ID 83237<br />
Phone: (208) 646-2423<br />
Contact: Jerry Hawkes, David Hawkes<br />
Notes: Mink farm.<br />
Ch Farm & Fur<br />
1917 One Mile Road<br />
Grace, ID 83241<br />
Phone: (208) 705-7068 or (208) 425-9157<br />
Contact: Corry Hatch<br />
Notes: Mink farm. Wild fur buyer;<br />
receiving depot for North American Fur<br />
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