>Yes, me, too, usually. When there is a true emergency that is really
>strapping the folks I can understand a nominal cost to make sure that
>someone who will abuse the animals or feed them to snakes will NOT wind
>up with them.
I to have a problem with people selling ferrets, however, I feel this
forum is very helpful for peope placing their ferrets when they are
unsure what to do. Metro Ferret just took in a new boy Shadow (well,
Ok, I took him in a a foster, but as a memeber Metro Ferret). You may
remeber him. JErsey City, neeeded a home in 2 days.
The person surrendering him was exteremley nice, donated the cage, and
had shot records. Did I yell at him? Did I degrade him for giving up
the ferret because he felt bad that he could not spend more time with
him? Absolutely not! If a person who was given a ferret is grown-up
enough to realize that spending most of the time caged in an apartment
with no company is not fiar to hte baby, then I aplaud them for trying to
fix the situation. Surrendering the ferret may be the only choice. When
you are young, and have to work 18 hours a day tomake bils meet, and live
alone, it is hard to commit the necessary time. OK, I may be a bit
defensive because I absolutely adore Shadow. We have already gone
through a bad reaction to a distemeper shot, been kissed, and been
tackled. Who could want more?
I also got my Gimli, Gloin, and Minxie Luv from a person o this forum.
Fiance made him choose. Did I yell at him? No. Did I feel sorry for
him, absolutely. BUT, I have my babies. These are mine. Nobody can
take them form me. ANd you would have to kill Larry to get Mixie Luv.
Then he would haunt you.
So basically, I am saying we should not be so quick to jump on people for
coming here to place. To sell, yes. To place in a loving home, no.
Gail
[Posted in FML issue 3877]
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