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Date: | Mon, 2 Oct 1995 21:03:38 -0400 |
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>Makes me wonder though, is this an unusual time in the lives of ferrets
>and their owners? Are there more deaths than usual? Or is it that people
>just regularly share what moves them, and it helps to share sadness from
>the death of a loved companion? The support of ferret owners for each
>other is wonderful.
There are almost 1400 subscribers to the FML. If the average person owns 2
or three ferrets, we are dealing with 2800 to 4200 ferrets out there whos
owners are touched every day.
I own 22 ferrets (plus 8 cats and right now over a dozen shelter ferrets),
and to have 3-6 deaths a year is not unusual for the circumstances. My
ferrets range from 4 months to 8.5 years, with a 9 year old rescue at the
shelter right now.
I feel writing is a great therapy. Not always do I put my works on the FML,
but I think we all appreciate everyones efforts when others add their
condolences and own stories. There are plenty of happy stories to balance
the load - so continue to write what is in your heart. I think ferret
people are the greatest.
Pam Grant / STAR*
ps - if we all gave a dollar for every ferret we own to the rabies research
project, we could fund the next stage with only FML contributions!
[Posted in FML issue 1333]
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