... this letter is from the head of our national domestic skunk rescue
orginization, Skunks As Pets. She wanted to reply to the claim that skunks,
unlike ferrets, are not domestic.    Lyn
 
[Moderator's note: Difficult call for me to make about the post being
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>Date:    97-02-18 18:19:37 EST
>From:    JANE BONE
>
>My Grandmother used to say"a little knowledge in a person hand can be a
>very dangerous thing"
>
>Skunks have been bred in captivity for almost 200 hundred years.  The
>federal standards for a domestic animal is: Raised in capitivy for three
>generations.  Domestic Skunks pass that test!  As with the ferrets some one
>messed with Mother Nature and changed the color.  You now have skunks in
>all colors but blue and green.  If you do not chose to say that skunks are
>not Domestic Animals that is your right.  Enjoy
>
>Some of the earlier indian tribes in Peru and South American have been using
>Llamas and Alpacas almost from the start of time.  Maybe Chris Columbus did
>not take horses to South America, just North America
>
>It is my feeling that wild animals should remain in the wild and not in
>your home!
>
>Love, Jane Bone   "The SkunkLady"Tm.
[Posted in FML issue 1848]