This question is directed to ferret shelter operators:
 
We just today received a letter from our homeowners insurance company
stating that because we have a ferret shelter in our home, we have 60 days
to find a new insurance carrier.  This firm is USAA (military) out of Texas
and we have used them for the past 15 years.  I had called them this spring
asking about special liability insurance for the shelter so that we could
rent a National Guard Armory...and that probably prompted their letter.
They had never questioned the fact that we had a shelter in our home before
this and they were made aware of it when we started it in 1995.
 
Question is--does any other shelter have a homeowners insurance policy that
is ferret friendly?  I will start calling insurance companies on Monday,
but I sure would be interested in hearing from any of you about your
experiences.  (You can email me directly because I'm way behind in reading
the fml.)
 
Thanks in advance for your time.
Stephanie Mudgett
Ferret Services of Freedom
 
PS on another note, todays Boston Herald had an article in the
National/International section on a case in Wisconsin whereby two ferrets
attacked a baby.  The mother was watching TV and fell asleep and never
heard the baby crying.  She credits her german sheperd dog with saving the
baby's life.  Apparently the two ferrets were euthanized.  Did anyone else
see this?
[Posted in FML issue 3099]