I reread what I wrote below and was almost horrified!  I thought I was
making a clear statement that the original claims were so unbelievable
that they made no sense.  Today I'm concerned it might be read differently.
To put it bluntly, I think the original claims go far beyond careless
reporting and casual mistakes.  MC's response today makes it clear how
many "inconsistencies" there really were in the original report.  I think
Charleen Schuster has some very serious explaining to do!
 
At 14:24 6/19/00 -0400, J Higgins wrote:
>First of all, I see this sort of practice on the part of a nationally known
>breeder as being so irresponsible and foolish as to be nearly unbelievable.
>Even nothing but a pure profit motive devoid of any care for the animals
>would lead to better practices than you describe.  Did you see both the ear
>tattoos AND the Marshall Farms paperwork on these kits with your own eyes?
>Did you see the shipping papers and invoice?  What is the contact
>information for the actual Petco store involved?  The address you provided
>is apparently for the Petco home office in California and we all know the
>ferrets weren't shipped there.
>
>Please provide all of the information necessary to dig to the heart of this
>matter.
[Posted in FML issue 3089]