Washington animal industries

Notes: Laboratory animal supplier (nonhuman primates). WaNPRC 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. WaNPRC also operates breeding colonies in Indonesia.

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fur

There were 9 mink farms in Washington in 2007 (the most recent year numbers are available), down from 21 in 1997, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Washington State Trappers Association

Web: www.watrappers.com

Notes: State trapping association.

Brick Road Fur Farm

19780 NE 55th Place (alt. 5616 196th Avenue NE)

Redmond, WA 98053

Phone: (425) 868-4192

Contact: Blair Hudson

Notes: Mink farm.

American Legend Cooperative / Seattle Fur Exchange

200 SW 34th Street

Renton, WA 98055

Phone: (425) 251-3200 or (800) 551-3906

Fax: (425) 251-3222

Websites: www.americanlegend.com / www.americanlegendauctions.com / www.legendmink.com / www.blackglama.com / www.seattlefur.com

Contact: Joseph E. Morelli, President & CEO

Notes: “An agricultural marketing cooperative, owned and governed by family fur farmers. American Legend has more than 200 member-owners, approximately one-third in Canada and the rest in the United States.” Seattle Fur Exchange: “North America’s largest fur auction house, selling over 70% of the North American mink crop annually.”

Acts as U.S. agent for Fur Harvesters Auction (www.furharvesters.com/usagents.htm).

Northwest Farm Food Cooperative

1370 South Anacortes Street

Burlington, WA 98233

Phone: (360) 757-4225

Fax: (360) 757-8206

Contact: Vern Peterson, General Manager

Notes: Fur farm feed supplier. As of 2003, also operated plants in Astoria and Cle Elum, Washington.

Marr Mink Farm

9471 Mt. Baker Highway

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9216 Cornell Creek Road

Deming, WA 98244

Phone: (360) 599-2881

Fax: (360) 599-3182

Contact: Dale & Dawn Marr

Notes: Mt. Baker Highway is also known as State Route 542; Cornell Creek Road is just south of Mt. Baker Highway.

Beck’s Mink Farm

17903 Engebretsen Road

Granite Falls, WA 98252

Phone: (360) 691-6308

Fax: (360) 691-5414

Contact: Harvey & Gincy Beck

Notes: At same address, Olympic Fur Breeders Association.

Blue Granite Fur Farm

7715 Robe Menzel Road

Granite Falls, WA 98252

Phone: (360) 691-5026

Contact: Harold B. & Mary Craggs, Jeff & Allison Craggs

Notes: Mink farm. Located on east side of road.

Brainard Mink Ranch

19127 Welch Road

Snohomish, WA 98290

Contact: Raymond L. Brainard

Phone: (360) 668-2991 or (360) 668-8763

Notes: Located south of State Route 522, west of the Snohomish River. Reported closed (summer 2011).

Roesler Brothers Fur Farm

33425 138th Street SE

Sultan, WA 98294

Phone: (360) 793-0429

Fax: (360) 793-7523

Contact: Brad & Kate Roesler, Jeff Roesler

Notes: Mink farm. Located west of 339th Avenue SE, north of US Hwy. 2. Confirmed open (summer 2009). Kate Roesler is Secretary of Fur Commission USA (as of 2011).

Olsen Mink Ranch

4695 Reese Hill Road

Sumas, WA 98295

Notes: Farm reported closed (investigation needed).

United Farms

23212 86th Avenue E

Graham, WA 98338

Phone: (253) 847-4230

Fax: (253) 847-2345

Contact: Dale Pedersen, John Annon

Notes: Large mink farm. Not visible from road. Located west of 86th Ave. Confirmed open (summer 2009).

Adam Stowell

221 Mitchell Lane

Chehalis, WA 98532

Phone: (608) 354-7387

Notes: Wild fur buyer; receiving depot for North American Fur Auctions (www.nafa.ca/wild-fur).

Cascade Biological Supply

228 Beach Street

Pateros, WA 98846

Phone: (509) 923-2326

Contact: George Brady

Notes: Wild fur buyer; U.S. agent for Fur Harvesters Auction Inc. (www.furharvesters.com/usagents.htm).

Miller’s Mink Ranch

2823 Addy Gifford Road

Gifford, WA 99131

Phone: (509) 722-6334

Contact: Mike & Gina Miller

Notes: Confirmed open (fall 2011).

Washington State University

Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology

1040 NE Airport Road

Pullman WA 99164

Phone: (509) 335-7321

Web: www.vetmed.wsu.edu

Notes: WSU fur industry researcher John R. Gorham died in October 2011. Dr. Gorham received funding from the fur industry for many years, including a $10,000 grant from Fur Commission USA in 2010, to study diseases in mink. David J. Prieur, also at WSU, has also received funding from Fur Commission USA.

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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”

Lampaert Meats

17658 W. Snoqualmie River Road NE

Duvall, WA 98019

Phone: (425) 788-1128

M

Draper Valley Farm's

600 SW Seventh Street

Renton, WA 98057

Phone: (425) 793-4135

MP

Island Grown Farmers Cooperative

13400 D'arcy Road

Bow, WA 98232

Phone: (360) 766-4273

Web: www.igfcmeats.com

M s

Notes: Mobile slaughterhouse.

Keizer Meats

8168 Bob Hall Road

Lynden, WA 98264

Phone: (360) 354-2515

M

Draper Valley Holdings

1000 Jason Lane

Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Phone: (360) 424-7947

P

Schenk Packing Company

8204 288th Street NW

Stanwood, WA 98292

Phone: (360) 629-3939

MP

Kapowsin Meats

29401 118 Avenue E.

Graham, WA 98338

Phone: (253) 847-1777

MP

Puget Sound Meat Producers Cooperative

13305 Vickery Avenue E

Tacoma, WA 98446

Phone: (253) 225-2226

Web: www.psmpc.com

M s

Notes: Mobile slaughterhouse.

Double H Slaughtering (dba The Beef Shop)

1721 Airport Road

Centralia, WA 98531

Phone: (360) 736-5257

M

Foster Poultry Farms (Sunland Poultry)

1700 South 13th Avenue

Kelso, WA 98626

Phone: (360) 575-4900

P

Walt's Wholesale Meats

350 S. Pekin Road

Woodland, WA 98674

Phone: (360) 225-8203

MP

Verns Moses Lake Meats

2721 W. Peninsula Drive

Moses Lake, WA 98837

Phone: (509) 750-6158

MP

Washington Beef

201 Elmwood Road

Toppenish, WA 98948

Phone: (509) 865-2121

MP

Community Ag Center/Smokey Ridge Meats

2450 Heine Road

Chewelah, WA 99109

Phone: (509) 935-6213

M s

Washington State University

Meat Science Lab

Pullman, WA 99163

Phone: (509) 335-8029

M

McCary's Country Meats

21981 Glade Road N.

Basin City, WA 99343

Phone: (509) 269-4488

M

Sunleaf Farms

861 Sheffeild Road

Mesa, WA 99343

Phone: (509) 265-4483

P

Thundering Hooves

10702 State Line Road

Touchet, WA 99360

Phone: (509) 522-9400

M s

Tyson Fresh Meats (dba IBP, Inc.)

13983 Dodd Road

Wallula, WA 99363

Phone: (509) 547-7545

M