From:   S.THOMASON3 [Scott Thomason]  93/07/28 21:02
Sub: Texas Ferrets
 
Bill--   One more time....
 
Paul Engle and Bobby Petty--
     As you've seen from Rick and myself, ferrets are NOT illegal in Texas.
Bobby, as to the Air Force, I'll tell you what I got from another ferret
loving AF man.  He's based at Tinker AFB and is living offbase.  He moved
offbase mainly because he was told ferrets were against regulations.  In his
struggle to get this corrected, he found that the Air Force itself does not
ban them, but many individual bases do-- it's one of those base policy kind
of things that can be altered by the base commander.  Tinker now allows them
onbase.  However, there's a base outside DC that's very much against them
(sorry, the name escapes me).  Ferrets are not wild, they've been
selectively bred by man and depend upon him for their survival.  Can't tell
some people that, though.....  For both Paul and Bobby, Karen Grant,
president of the Ferret Lovers Club here in D/FW (with branches elsewhere in
the state), has given me permission to forward her address and phone number
to you so that she can help you with ferret contacts in your area and/or
send documentation to your vets on the legal status of ferrets in your area
and information on vaccination, etc., to help correct some of their
misconceptions.
                    FLC
                    P.O. Box 286
                    Bedford, TX  76095
                    (817) 577-3949
 Hope this helps you guys get your fuzzies cared for properly and changes the
attitude of a few people.
                           Debra in Ft. Worth
 
[Posted in FML issue 0534]