by UARC | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
UARC recently received records from Washington State University which reveal that at least two mink farms in Utah County have been the sites of COVID-19 outbreaks. Workers on these farms have also been infected with COVID-19, and at least one manager at a mink farm...
by UARC | Dec 9, 2020 | Fur, News Release
Contact: Jeremy Beckham, jeremy@uarc.io This Thursday, the Utah State Records Committee will hear an “expedited” appeal regarding the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF)’s denial of access to records related to ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks on several Utah...
by UARC | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Since the first reports of COVID-19 outbreaks on Utah fur farms, UARC has recognized the grave public health threat posed by the operation of these fur farms, which will act as an enduring reservoir for the virus that causes COVID-19 and also a source of mutations for...
by UARC | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Below is an open letter UARC sent to Dr. Angela Dunn, State Epidemiologist for the Utah Department of Health. We will reprint any reply UARC receives from Dr. Dunn or her designee on this page. December 4, 2020 Angela C. Dunn, MD, MPHState EpidemiologistUtah...
by UARC | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
UARC recently obtained a video clip from the Fur Commission USA’s recent annual meeting, which was held via Zoom due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This video clip reveals that the fur industry and representatives of the Utah Department of Agriculture and...
