http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/01/us-global-exotics.html

>Judge rules that more than 20,000 exotic animals seized in raid on
>Texas dealer shouldn't be returned
>January 6, 2010 |  4:32 pm

>Municipal Judge Michael Smith ruled Tuesday that Jasen and Vanessa
>Shaw, the owners of U.S. Global Exotics, should not be entrusted with
>the care of the animals, which included sloths, chinchillas, lemurs,
>hedgehogs, ferrets, snakes, turtles, lizards, amphibians and spiders.
>Instead, he granted custody of the animals to the city of Arlington,
>Texas, where U.S. Global Exotics is based. The SPCA of Texas is
>currently caring for them.
>
>hundreds of animals were found dead at the time of the raid, and
>approximately 4,000 died later
>
>"were not fed, not fed properly, overcrowded and attacking each other.
>Some were in an environment not proper for them
>
>Pending the expected appeal from the Shaws, the city of Arlington
>plans to transfer ownership of the seized animals to the SPCA of
>Texas, the Star-Telegram reports. Since many of them were caught in
>the wild, they will not be put up for adoption, but instead will most
>likely be sent to zoos and sanctuaries with expertise in caring for
>exotic animals

No idea how many ferrets will need to be placed...

from Seizure report:
<http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/12/skinny-snakes-sloths-and-hedgehogs-found-in-texas-rescude-of-20000-exotic-animals.html>

>ozens of people with the city of Arlington and animal welfare groups
>took inventory Tuesday of the animals -- estimated at 20,000 -- and
>removed them from the U.S. Global Exotics during the raid. The
>Arlington-based company, which advertises that it delivers exotic
>animals worldwide

Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html

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