Ferret Endowment for Research, Rehabilitation, Education & Training
Society, NorthWest has received no legal prohibition on the practice of
interning into and onto private property the remains of pet ferrets upon
cremation.  Actually this is good news, since it clears the way for
possibly the first ferret only cemetery on the West Coast into and on the
private grounds of F.E.R.R.E.T.S., NW.
 
The cemetery would be situated in the beautiful and superbly manicured
flower, tree, and bamboo gardens of Anne E. Lipinski.  The site overlooks
the Seattle City skyline to the west, the sparkling waters of majestic Lake
Washington, and the snow-capped mountain peaks of the Olympic range.  Also
close by is the 10th acre site of the most happy hunting grounds of the
ferret "pasture," a spot of good old Mother Earth where many, many happy
ferrets have dug their way halfway to China and back.
 
Each site would be permanently marked with a small, numbered concrete
marker containing a double flags pole insertion for displaying the American
flag on Memorial day and a small religious symbol (cross, David star,
crescent & star, etc.) that includes a color photograph of the deceased
ferret whose cremated remains are resting buried underneath the marker.
Each site would be photographed for the benefit of the ferret's owner.
Visitation rights would be perpetual and all visitors would be registered
per visit.  The cemetery would be inviolate as long as Edward Lipinski is
alive, as his heirs and assigns.
 
It is anticipated that the local press may print a descriptive cover story,
including photographs, at a time when the population of deceased ferrets
reaches a significant number.  All such newspaper articles would be
photocopied and transmitted to the next of "kin" of each ferret buried,
unless otherwise indicated by the survivor.
 
If demand were to warrant, a ferret mausoleum would be built for the above
ground internment of the ferret's cremated remains.  Appropriate
identifications of crypts would be made.
 
The one restriction is that only the certified cremated remains of a pet
ferret would be acceptable for internment.  No corpses are acceptable since
this raises a public health issue, particularly as numbers increase and
spatial allowances thereby dwindle.
 
If desired and a written directive is obtained, the ferrets cremated
remains can be dispersed in any legal manner specified in the directive,
not limited to dispersal on significant snowy mountain heights, emerald
lakes, rain forest, or in heavy timber.
 
For additional information, please contact Edward Lipinski by phone at
[206] 232-1228 or be email at [log in to unmask]
 
Edward Lipinski   Frettchenvergnuegen!
[Posted in FML issue 2699]