Here is the letter I sent.  For those of you that cared enough to
participate, thank you.  Lets keep all paws crossed that it helps.
 
HappyTails & HappyHearts,
 
Karen and the Jacksonville Jive
@the Bridge, Jubilee and the Scruff You Gang
http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com/HappyHeartsFerret.html
Say no to PETsMART Petition
http://www.petitiononline.com/fer8hapy/petition.html
 
 
Dear Sir or Madam,
 
Please use the link below to visit the petition created concerning
PETsMART's decision to sell ferret kits.
 
If every signature represents $100.00 spent in your stores monthly, you
stand to lose $215,700.00 per month, $2,588,400.00 per year.  Many of
the signatures are from shelters.  Many of the signatures represent much
more than $100.00 per month.
 
The loss of your reputation for putting the animal's welfare foremost is,
of course, of far greater value.  That reputation has been a very good
marketing tool, it would be a shame to lose it now.
 
Please reconsider.  There are too few shelters housing too many ferrets.
In NC I know of only two shelters.  One houses 100 ferrets or better.
The other is fast approaching those numbers.
 
Here is the link to the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/fer8hapy/petition.html
 
Here is a link to a website listing known ferret shelters.  It is updated
every year.
 
http://ferretlover97.terrabox.com/SOS-ShelterList.html
 
Sincerely,
Karen Douglas
[Posted in FML issue 4741]