2020 has been an unpredictable year, but it’s safe to say that even the most cynical doomsday preppers didn’t anticipate checking off “dead, coronavirus-infected mink rising from their graves” from ...

When a volunteer from Antioch Animal Services came into their building and said she saw what appeared to be a sick domesticated ferret on the ground outside in the parking lot, staffers quickly went ...

MINK CAN PASS THE MUTATED VERSION OF COVID BACK TO HUMANS. >> FIRST, THE GOOD NEWS. WISCONSIN'S MAIN LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES, DAIRY, OF COURSE, ALONG WITH PIGS AND POULTRY, HAVEN'T BEEN HIT BY COVID-19 ...

Ferrets, the weasel-like cousin of minks, were given an experimental COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado last year. The vaccine was administered to endangered black-footed ferrets, which may be vulnerable to ...

The U.S., the Netherlands, Denmark and Spain have all reported coronavirus outbreaks on mink farms. Dzīvnieku brīvība via Flickr Commons under CC BY 2.0 The government of Denmark announced that it ...

WESTERLY, R.I. -- It may not be as big and scary as Big Foot, but a wild animal at the local Walmart is at the center of a mystery that has captured public attention in the steamy days of summer.

MEETEETSE, Wyo.—The spunky black-footed ferret might be extinct today if not for a dog named Shep, a rancher who found a sleek dead critter next to Shep’s bowl one morning, the rancher’s wife who ...

Three mink from two fur farms in the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday, and mink farmers around the world have expressed concern for their already-fragile industry. Fur farmers are ...