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 ...

After talking about two birds that are generally unmistakable, I wanted to switch gears this week and take a closer look at a mammal that seems to lead to more annual misidentifications than any other ...

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.

A Stony Brook company whose human COVID-19 vaccine was repurposed to treat cats has pivoted to a more promising animal market: mink farms. Applied DNA Sciences Inc. expects to begin the new animal ...

If you’re looking for a fun, non-traditional pet, ferrets may seem like an obvious choice. Unfortunately, they’re not as simple as you might think. In fact, there’s a lot you probably don’t know about ...

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 ...

On Feb. 11, the Oregon Department of Agriculture lifted the quarantine on the Oregon mink farm previously affected by COVID-19. Three mink from two fur farms in the Netherlands tested positive for ...