i am sorry to hear about your being flamed-everyone does what they think is
best to help the ferrets in need- but sometimes others can be very dogmatic
in what THEY think is best or right.  Near me is a petstore- it is a well
known national chain so perhaps i should not metion the name.  they tend to
hire the worst employees and when ever i go in there the weasels sometimes
have no food or water in the cage- or they are crazed with ear mites- or
the cage itself is filthy.
 
I have spoken to and even yelled at the manager, i have called corporate
head quarters for this pet store chain- and nothing was ever improved for
the ferrets.
 
the people who work there just do not care ..  one day i went in there -
and again- the same 5 ferrets had been there for about 5 months- still had
ear mites- still flithy- still no food or water left in the cage..  so i
took out my credit card and bought all 5 of them!!!!- it';s a bit wacky i
know- but i do a lot of rescue work with abandoned or abused ferrets ( and
hardly need to go and BUY ferrets)- and i said - these weasels are being
neglected- so what if it is a pet store and not an adoption from a shelter
or a "rescue'---i gotta get these guys outta here....
 
That idiot store manager thought i was crazy when i said "i;ll take all
of them please"--lol-- i found all of them wonderful homes ( unfortunatly
i had to ask for a fairly large donation this time) when they would have
ended up who knows where ..  i have taken in ferrets before sold by this
store several times.  sometimes a kid comes in there with money and buys a
ferret and brings it home- The mother will say 'get that thing out of here'
and 3 times i ended up with a ferret that way.  - so i told this same
manager to please not sell living animals to little kids.  but of course
he continued to do so anyway..just do what you can- and think is best.
 
Peace,christine
[Posted in FML issue 3469]