Texas animal industries

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (dogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, nonhuman primates, pigs, rabbits, rats); also provides contract research services, lab animal diets (Teklad) and transportation services. Harlan's corporate headquarters is located in Indianapolis, IN.

Charles River BRF

305 Almeda Genoa Road

Houston, TX 77047

Phone: (713) 433-5846

Fax: (713) 433-6971

Web: www.criver.com

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). Charles River's corporate headquarters is located in Wilmington, MA.

Harlan Laboratories

9220 Kirby Drive, Suite 600

Houston, TX 77054

Phone: (800) 793-7287

Web: www.harlan.com

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier. See above.

Southwest National Primate Research Center

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

7620 NW Loop 410 (at Military Drive)

San Antonio, TX 78227

Phone: (210) 258-9400

Web: www.snprc.org

Contact: John L. VandeBerg, Director

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). SNPRC is one of eight National Primate Research Centers funded by the National Center for Research Resources, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The centers breed nonhuman primates for laboratories and universities engaged in NIH-sponsored research. The centers also supply nonhuman primate blood samples, organs and biological fluids. Houses approximately 2200 baboons and 160 chimpanzees, in addition to rhesus macaques, marmosets and tamarins.

Covance Research Products

County Road 381

Alice, TX 78332

Phone: (361) 664-4984

Fax: (361) 664-8933

Web: www.crpinc.com

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (dogs, nonhuman primates, rabbits); also provides contract research services (corporate headquarters in Denver, PA). Located east of the City of Alice; west of Farm Road 70, south of Farm to Market Road 665.

SNBL USA Scientific Resource Center

2103 FM 625

Alice, TX 78333

Phone: (361) 664-8844

Fax: (361) 664-8855

Web: www.snblusa.com

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). Company headquarters in Everett, WA.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research

650 Cool Water Drive

Bastrop, TX 78602

Phone: (512) 321-3991

Fax: (512) 332-5208

Web: www.kccmr.org

Contact: Christian R. Abee, Chair

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). Federally supported center housing approximately 1000 rhesus monkeys, 400 squirrel monkeys, 300 owl monkeys and 185 chimpanzees for research and breeding.

Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center

Texas State University

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

419 Centennial Hall

601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX 78666

Phone: (512) 245-0361

Fax: (512) 245-1922

Web: www.xiphophorus.txstate.edu

Contact: Ronald Walter, Director

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (fish).

K Bar Livestock

HC 69

Sabinal, TX 78881

Phone: (830) 966-2259

Web: www.kbarlivestock.com

Contact: Mary Kay Kindred

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (cows, goats, pigs, sheep).

University of Texas at El Paso Vet Services

500 W. University Avenue

El Paso, TX 79968

Phone: (915) 747-5605

Fax: (915) 747-5808

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (fish, mice, rats).

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fur

No known fur farms.

Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association

Web: www.txtrappers.com

Notes: State trapping association.

Payne Fence

3309 SW Interstate 45

Ennis, TX 75119

Phone: (888) 650-4766 or (972) 878-7000

Fax: (972) 878-4703

Web: www.paynefence.com

Contact: John Payne, CEO

Notes: In 2008, Payne Fence joined into a partnership with Betafence (www.betafence.com), a Belgium company that produces cages for mink and fox farms.

Omega Protein

2105 City West Blvd., Suite 500

Houston, TX 77042

Phone: (800) 345-8805

Fax: (713) 940-6166

Web: www.buyomegaprotein.com, www.omeganutrient.com

Notes: Fur farm feed supplier; sells fish meal to fur farmers and feed companies.

Univar PP&S

9430 Research Blvd., Ste. 350

Echelon Building IV

Austin, TX 78759

Phone: (800) 609-9414

Web: www.univarpps.com

Contact: John P. Bolanos, President

Notes: Supplies chemicals and equipment to mink farmers; advertises in fur industry publications. Univar Professional Products & Services has dozens of distribution centers in the United States.

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slaughterhouses

M = cow, pig, sheep, goat slaughter & processing / P = poultry slaughter & processing / s = slaughter only (no processing)

dba = “doing business as”

Owens Foods (dba Owens Country Sausage)

1403 East Lookout

Richardson, TX 75082

Phone: (972) 235-7181

MP

Columbia Packing Company

2807 East Eleventh

Dallas, TX 75203

Phone: (214) 946-8171

M

Dallas City Packing

3049 Morrell Avenue

Dallas, TX 75203

Phone: (214) 948-3901

MP

Pilgrim's Pride

2411 Ferris Street

Dallas, TX 75226

Phone: (214) 565-8600

P

4-L Processing

5428 Fm 69

Coke, TX 75431

Phone: (903) 629-3856

MP

Supreme Beef Packers Inc.

1000 East Main Street

Ladonia, TX 75449

Phone: (903) 367-7255

M s

Pilgrim's Pride (dba County Post)

1030 Pilgrim Street - East Plant

Mount Pleasant, TX 75455

Phone: (903) 575-1000

P

Pilgrim's Pride (dba County Post)

1107 Monticello - West Plant

Mount Pleasant, TX 75456

Phone: (903) 575-3403

P

Tyson Foods

1484 NE Loop

Carthage, TX 75633

Phone: (903) 693-7101

P

Mineola Packing Co.

906 East Broad Street

Mineola, TX 75773

Phone: (903) 569-5355

M

Pilgrim's Pride (dba County Post)

1710 West Frank Avenue

Lufkin, TX 75904

Phone: (936) 639-1174

P

Tyson Foods

1019 Shelbyville Street

Center, TX 75935

Phone: (936) 598-2723

P

Pilgrim's Pride

928 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Nacogdoches, TX 75963

Phone: (936) 558-6802

P

Texas Best Proteins (dba Kennedy Sausage Company)

1318 Clear Lake Road

Weatherford, TX 76086

Phone: (817) 594-3316

MP

Beltex Corporation (dba Frontier Meats)

3801 North Grove Street

Fort Worth, TX 76106

Phone: (817) 624-1136

MP

Notes: Formerly a horse slaughterhouse (shut down in 2007).

Fischer's Meat Market

304 North Main

Muenster, TX 76252

Phone: (940) 759-4211

MP

Windthorst Fine Meats

1 Mile N. of USPS Hwy. 281 E

Windthorst, TX 76389

Phone: (940) 423-6655

MP

ABF Packing

8758 South US Highway 377

Dublin, TX 76446

Phone: (254) 968-4919

M

Centex Meat Company (dba Taylor Meat Company)

2211 W. 2nd Street

Taylor, TX 76574

Phone: (512) 365-6358

MP

Texas Natural Meats

736 State Highway 320

Westphalia, TX 76656

Phone: (254) 584-0101

MP

Huse's Processing (dba Huse's Country Meats)

3697 Highway 171

Malone, TX 76660

Phone: (254) 533-2497

MP

H & B Packing Co.

702 Forrest Street

Waco, TX 76704

Phone: (254) 752-2506

MP

Cargill Meat Solutions

2510 East Lakeshore Drive

Waco, TX 76705

Phone: (254) 412-3400

MP

Sanderson Farms

301 Aviation Parkway

Waco, TX 76705

Phone: (254) 412-3800

P

Sklenarik's Smoked Meats

108 South Robinson Street

Miles, TX 76861

Phone: (325) 468-3501

MP

Rowena Meat Processors

11501 US Highway 67

Rowena, TX 76875

Phone: (325) 442-2300

M

Angelo State University

7945 Grape Creek Road

San Angelo, TX 76901

Phone: (325) 942-2238

M

Lone Star Beef Processors

2150 East 37th Street

San Angelo, TX 76903

Phone: (325) 658-5555

M

San Angelo Packing Co.

1809 North Bell Street

San Angelo, TX 76903

Phone: (325) 653-6951

M

Tran Meat Corporation

5429 Clara Road

Houston, TX 77041

Phone: (713) 849-9596

M

J & J Packing Co.

35602 West Highway 90

Brookshire, TX 77423

Phone: (281) 375-6060

M

Sanderson Farms (dba Covington Farms)

2000 Shiloh Avenue

Bryan, TX 77803

Phone: (979) 361-3410

P

K & C Meat Processing

124 Durden Street

Navasota, TX 77868

Phone: (936) 825-6944

M

Southern Wild Game (dba Intergame U.S., Wildland Game Meat)

FM Road 3176

Devine, TX 78016

Phone: (830) 663-2891

MP

Holmes Foods

101 South Liberty Avenue

Nixon, TX 78140

Phone: (830) 582-1551

P

Tyson Foods

1200 West Kingsbury Street

Seguin, TX 78156

Phone: (830) 401-8800

P

L & H Packing Co. (dba Leonard & Harral Packing Co.)

675 Steves Avenue

San Antonio, TX 78210

Phone: (210) 532-3241

M

Sam Kane Beef Processors

9001 Leopard Street

Corpus Christi, TX 78409

Phone: (361) 241-5000

M

Cabrito Market

1121 N Bentsen Palm Drive

Mission, TX 78572

Phone: (956) 585-7763

M

Texas Specialty Meats

618 Commerce Street

San Benito, TX 78586

Phone: (956) 399-2631

MP

Ga Dong Nai, Inc.

14329 Lund Carlson Road, #23

Coupland, TX 78615

Phone: (512) 785-4841

P

Dutchman's Market

1609 East Main Street

Fredericksburg, TX 78624

Phone: (830) 997-5693

MP

Buddy's Natural Chickens

2548 Church Street

Gonzales, TX 78629

Phone: (830) 672-8782

P

Harvest House Farms (dba Johnson City Locker Plant)

506 North Nugent Street

Johnson City, TX 78636

Phone: (830) 868-7253

MP

Uvalde Meat Processing

508 South Wood Street

Uvalde, TX 78801

Phone: (830) 278-6247

MP

Union Slaughter House

1000 Plaza Avenue

Del Rio, TX 78840

Phone: (830) 774-0065

M s

Preferred Beef Group

910 East Industrial

Booker, TX 79005

Phone: (806) 658-4561

M

Swift Beef Company (dba Armour Food Company)

U.S. Highway 287

Cactus, TX 79013

Phone: (806) 966-5103

M

West Texas A&M University

2501 North Russell Long Blvd.

Canyon, TX 79016

Phone: (806) 651-2550

M

Dalhart Processing

2012 East 13th Street

Dalhart, TX 79022

Phone: (806) 249-6058

MP

Cargill Meat Solutions (dba Excel Corporation)

1530 U.S. Hwy. 60

Friona, TX 79035

Phone: (806) 295-8201

M

Caviness Beef Packers

3255 U.S. Hwy. 60

Hereford, TX 79045

Phone: (806) 357-2333

M

Sandy Trail Farm

15152 Sandy Trail

Kerrick, TX 79051

Phone: (806) 727-4777

MP

Cargill Meat Solutions (dba Excel Corporation)

3 miles North of Plainview

Plainview, TX 79072

Phone: (806) 293-5181

M

Brown's Meat Locker

Hwy. 287 South

Stratford, TX 79084

Phone: (806) 366-2513

MP

Sunray Quality Meats

509 Main Street

Sunray, TX 79086

Phone: (806) 948-4403

MP

Tyson Fresh Meats (dba IBP, Inc.)

5000 North FM 1912

Amarillo, TX 79108

Phone: (806) 335-7322

M

Melvin Edes Custom Meats

6700 McCormick Road

Amarillo, TX 79118

Phone: (806) 622-0205

MP

Texas Tech University - Gordon W. Davis Meat Science Lab

Corner of Indiana Avenue & Main Street

Lubbock, TX 79409

Phone: (806) 742-2804

MP