Founder of Recently-Raided Iowa Fur Farm Dies
Mink and fox farmer Palmer Erickson dead at 83.
Palmer Erickson lived to see something that was long overdue: in his final days, anonymous liberators opened cages and released 1,500 mink from his fur farm. Erickson died of esophageal cancer this week, shortly after this action.
Since at least the 1950s, Palmer Erickson and his sons have imprisoned and killed thousands of mink and fox every year on their farm in Jewel, Iowa. After 60+ years, Erickson passed away on January 1st.
Fur farmers should take note: you may persist unimpeded for years, even decades, but there is a good chance the ALF will find you eventually.
No claim of responsibility was made for the October raid, but the action bore the mark of the Animal Liberation Front: cages opened and animals freed in an overnight action. The incident followed the model of 80+ other fur farm raids over the past 15 years. It was the fourth clandestine action carried out (or appearing to be carried out) by animal liberators in Jewell or the surrounding areas since 1999. The Hawkeye Mink Cooperative, Scott Nelson mink farm, and Isebrands fur farm (owned by relatives of Erickson’s) have all been targeted.
His obituary read, in part:
“On June 12, 1955, he was united in marriage to Marilyn Weih of Tipton, Iowa. Palmer and Marilyn resided outside of Jewell on a farm their entire married life, where Palmer established the Erickson Mink Ranch.”
Erickson narrowly escaped not living to see animal liberators deliver a small amount of justice for his victims. He died having experienced first hand in some of his final days what compassionate raiders are willing to do to bring freedom to 1,500 of the animals he held captive.
– Peter Young
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Let’s hope the liberation the creatures contributed just a little to his ‘discomfort’, adding stress – due to his losing $$$$$$$$.
No loss. Bye bye!!
fuck you
Glad you gasped another breath in time to see justice for some voiceless.
Good riddance cruel man!
You made my day just knowing that he probably suffered a great deal from his cancer (hey–thousands of thousands of mink suffered for years) and he lived long enough to learn of the liberation of his captives. Thank you!
Palmer Erickson leaves behind a legacy of greed, pain and torture. His family most likely will follow his footsteps, but to a sooner grave. Shame on you all. You are Nazis; and have created an eternal Treblinka for animals!
Good riddance, may he burn in Hell where he belongs. I hope he suffered terribly, only the worst for him and those like him.
seriously?! You are human how dare you wish that upon somebody that makes me sick to my stomach I understand you care for animals but you’re a human and I grew up with his grandson and they are the nicest people I have ever met and their family read this how do you think they feel? And honestly I would watch what you say about that family you better pray they don’t find you.
Would you like a bandage for that bleeding heart of yours. He was a miserable piece of garbage that tortured and killed innocent animals. He and his family are only human by virtue of the fact that they breath oxygen and (probably) walk upright. No one in his family gave a damn about the innocent animals he tortured and slaughtered so why should anyone give a damn what his family would think of the comments here. As for your threat at the end of your comment (nice bit of humanity on your part)his family are just as big cowards as he was so I don’t suppose that anyone really has to worry about them coming after anyone.
Aww, geewis, what a great guy!Sob,Sob. Sure has a big, fat, red face from living off the bodies of innocent sentient beings! The animals he tortured had a much more intelligent brain then good ol’red neck, obese Erikson. May he RIP in that Steel Jaw Trap in Hell. Just think of how many beautiful animals are jumping around and rejoicing today at the great news!
Couldn’t have said it better myself. No matter how much he suffered before he finally began his journey into the darkest reaches of hell it will never be enough. No mercy for useless, barbaric slime like him.
I hope the bastard is in hell….
Good riddance and may he rot in hell for all eternity!
I hope he suffered a death as horrible and painful as he caused thousands of animals to . I just wish I could have been there to push him in the oven or throw him in a hole in the ground where he belongs , may he burn in hell .
Congratulations ALF for setting so many animals free and a well-deserved painful death to the mass killer Palmer Erickson who despite his jewish origin did not hesitate and caged and killed millions of innocents like hitler did.
Am glad to know that many mink have been spared the horrors of captivity and torture. However it would be nice to know what happened to the mink – were they simply released into the wild or have they been rehomed somewhere suitable?
Too bad.
I hope he knew of this raid before his last breath.
Maybe Palmer is in hell getting his own medicine. Trapped and skinned alive over and over again. You cannot treat God’s animals like that and get away with it. Who said that one of the Ten Commandment’s “Thou Shalt Not Kill” only applies to killing people.
Sincerely,
Dianne Rochenski
All of you people who believe Palmer Erickson was a cruel man obviously haven’t looked at what he has contributed to his community besides his mink ranch. You uneducated pieces of shit should get your facts straight before you post such cruel things about a great man, husband, father, and grandpa. I hope all of you animal rights activists know what pain you put on this family you inconsiderate, low life ( you fill in the blank with any adjective you’d like to describe how shitty human beings you are).
Best regards,
Grandson of the greatest man
No one can ever put you and your disgusting family through enough pain to atone for the horrors that you and your piece of garbage grandfather put innocent animals through. No mercy or sympathy for you, your vile grandfather and the rest of your equally loathsome family.
why the ski-masks? if you people think your cause is so righteous why don’t you want to show the world your faces? Perhaps because you’re a bunch of cowardly petty criminals? I like animals but you people and your supporters are just batshit crazy. Chris don’t feel bad about what these people say about your Grandfather I’m sure he was a great guy and actually contributed to society unlike these losers with nothing better to do than crap all over other peoples hard work.
Because they’re not stupid enough to let themselves get caught and get ten years on prison for saving lives. twat
Sonny, you’re on drugs.
What was really sad was seeing the hundreds of dead mink laying on the sides of the highway after being hit by cars, or how they starve to death in the wild because they can’t fend for themselves, this man was a husband, father, and grandfather, a HUMAN BEING!! You all who wish him to burn in hell need to rethink what you’re sticking up for here. We know he’s in heaven, where will you end up???
He was a “human” only by virtue of the fact that he stood upright and breathed oxygen. He is a murdering scumbag who is rotting in Hell where he belongs. He tortured innocent animals to satisfy the vanity of sick excuses for humanity and profited from it. No mercy for him or his family ever.
If I was his family, I’d change my name.
I hope he burns in hell
I agree with Chris, he was a great man and humanist, a beautiful human being…ALF, really? What a pitiful pathetic JOKE. You’re all idiots…We’ll see who rots in hell
PS: People who do things anonymously and under the cover of night are clearly cowardly, and, without stating the obvious, criminals…don’t you get that, “ALF?”
You ought to spell your name “Sorry.”
It’s call “resistance”. FYI, it’s not an ALF or a PETA movement it’s becoming a worldwide movement. Look at the facts, those past 20 years the majority of people are not supporting the fur industry and the meat consumption in the USA dropped by 12 % just in the past 5 years. People are waking up and becoming aware of the injustice. WE WILL FIGHT UNTIL THE END! ONE DAY JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL! Your damn grandfather will have a place in history for being a monster!
Will you clowns stop going on about heaven and hell. These are from ancient fairy tales and reflect childish thinking. If there is no justice in this life there is none at all. It’s a shame this serial killer did not have to spend time in a barren cage to reflect upon the suffering he caused. No sympathy whatsoever for the family and I hope they go out of business one day.
Don’t believe in hell, but in no means it is a loss. What exactly made him great? That he had a family and could reproduce? Many sadists can and do!
“Greatest” men don’t pick to make their living this way. Stupid selfish mindless bastards do. Another stupid selfish mindless bastard is dead=GREAT!
I only met Palmer a few times and he is one of the nicest people I knew and I bet you ALF freaks will never be as nice as Palmer and his family.You idiots need to get a life and eventually the law will catch YOU!
How do you define “nice”?! NICE doesn’t cut it when you’re spending the rest of your time breaking tiny necks and shoving little heads into gas boxes. Nice, indeed!
The family members, and neighbors of serial killers generally describe them as ‘nice’, ‘friendly’ and ‘decent’. Just as some here are saying about this empty heartless individual. Rot in hell asshole!
The world has lost a wonderful, caring, decent human being. Nah. Only joking! One less worthless piece of shit in this world. A man who’s life was based on cruelty. Ta ta!
Hey SARRI.. you say “People who do things anonymously and under the cover of night are clearly cowardly, and, without stating the obvious, criminals”
Let me educate you, as you are more than likely part of this incestuous family…
1. Operations are conducted at night and secretly so that the ALF can continue to ruin the lives of withered sacks of sh!t like Palmer over and over again.
2. Criminals is correct! well done on that, you are very smart. Thats because governments profit off and protect this kind of vile industry and therefore make laws against destroying it.. In closing this lecture I would like to add…. The government raped palmer for his taxes, the ALF robbed him of his “product” then he shat his pants and died. I am happy now.
God made meat for us to eat.
He won’t go to hell and you will die of aids you gay piece of shit hippocrits. You wear leather shoes and that’s made from animal. You guys were watching when you attacked they found backpacks, water purification tablets and why didn’t you let out the fox because they would attack you that would be funny as hell pussy pieces of shit. I’m trying to be nice so just stop. Have your organization but don’t act on it and saying stuff like this he was the best man in the world and he’s going to heaven.
It’s a shame these lovers of a vile Nazi-like creature called “Erikson” can’t construct a proper grammatical sentence or learn how to spell. But,that has never been a strong point for incestual byproducts of human fecundity.
By the way, there is plenty of meat out there for you meat lovers: human meat, and lots, lots of it. (over 7 Billion of it!) But, to be a true carnivore, YOU NEED TO EAT IT RAW, NOT COOKED!