More from the NYC hearing today:
 
After the hearing we had a chance to speak to a woman who had showed up
with her children.  Her daughter has a ferret who is considered part of the
family.  One of their neighbors turned her in to the Department of Health.
The Department of Health has sent her a letter regarding this ferret.  She
now fears for what will happen to the ferret - and for how her children
will handle the ordeal.
 
It is frightening to think that someone could harm their neighbors by
"ratting out" their ferrets.  That companions who are members of your
family can be removed from your life no matter how innocent, friendly,
and cuddly they are.
 
This is why it is VITAL that ferrets be legalized.
 
Animals being abused/abandoned is a problem that is part of the human
condition.  It will not be solved by something as simple as ferrets being
sold or not sold in pet stores.  It is a problem well beyond the scope of
a small FML post.
 
However, animals being taken away from good situations and happy homes for
the sake of senseless laws is something that can easily be remedied -
change the senseless laws.
 
- Eric
Modern Ferret Magazine - For ferret owners. By ferret owners.
Mary & Eric Shefferman & the Fuzzies:
Trixie, Balthazar, Cauliflower, Koosh, and Gabrielle
http://www.modernferret.com  -  http://www.modernferretstore.com
[Posted in FML issue 3425]