Getting really frustrated with all the negativity surrounding this
movie, I attempted to put this project into perspective but appear to
have failed so will attempt a much simpler mode of communication via
the tried and tested bullet points:

- Alison Parker has to eat/drink/pay rent etc. Her career is a film
  maker FACT

- Alison Parker is a ferret lover and ferret owner FACT

- Her first movie Jake & Jasper has been a success globally for her
  and loved by a lot of ferret owners FACT

- People who donated to J&J knew what the project was and what they
  would get in return FACT

- Alison Parker did the majority of post film work on her own e.g.
  packing & posting of DVD's FACT

- Although a success J&J did not have a stage that big companies have
  FACT

- Rescues who sold J&J kept the profit for their rescues FACT

- This was the first movie which starred a ferret and not just a
  featured ferret FACT

- J&J was a platform movie for Alison Parker to take the personal
  risk to make The Ferret Squad FACT

- The Ferret Squad movie is a full length family movie starring
Children & Ferrets FACT

- 5% of all monies donated will be given to legalize ferrets in
  California FACT

- The story of the movie focuses on rescued/illegal ferrets FACT

- The movie gives insight to how ferrets are rescued, adopted and
  cared for FACT

- Falcor the ferret is Alison Parkers own ferret, starred as Jasper
  and will star as Digger FACT

- Actors and other professionals need to eat etc and therefore need
  to be paid FACT

- Ferrets love to do tricks and for proof just have a wee look on You
  Tube FACT

- People have choices and opinions but without proof there is no
  substance FACT

- 101 Dalmatians had millions spent on advertising FACT

- 101 Dalmatians resulted in lots of unwanted/dumped Dalmatians FACT

- Animals are always dumped/unwanted etc FACT

- Positive education whilst being entertained is used all over the
  world FACT

- A bad animal owner now or in the future will be just that regardless
  of a movie FACT

- In general a low budget Indie film talks about their costs in
  millions rather than thousands FACT

- Donators to The Ferret Squad, know what the perk will be and choose
  what to donate accordingly FACT

- Certain people will always have tunnel vision, refuse to move on,
  hate innovations, suffer from the green eyed monster, slag off what
  they don't/won't understand FACT

Karen Binnie-Douglas

[Moderator's note: Careful here. Most points brought up on both sides
have been well thought out. If you wish to present your opinion that's
fine, but saying other people suffer from tunnel vision because they
don't agree with you adds nothing to the debate. When people begin to
attack each other instead of the facts they lose credibility but it's
also a signal it's time to move on to other topics. BIG]

[Posted in FML 7456]