An Open letter:
 
Hopefully this ferret forum may be expanded to include the mustelid
Mephitis, the American skunk and Ictonyx, the African zorilla (skunk).
 
Ferrets NorthWest may be expanding its sheltering and breeding operations
to include both forms of pet skunks.  We currently are housing a female
fur-farm silver-grey mink and expect to again take in pet skunks for
readoption, as we have in the past.  If sufficient interest is shown, once
the word gets out, we will be breeding both the American and African skunks
as house pets for certified owners.
 
Skunks and ferrets cohabit well, and the sight of walking a brace of skunk
and ferret always stops traffic.The skunk, compared to the ferret, is
delightfully luxurious and one could not be more politically correct in
social diversification than keeping the bicolored white and black skunk!
 
If anyone is interested in obtaining a pet skunk, African or American,
please let us know as soon as possible.  Fixed and -$0.01 (got that figured
out?) pet skunks 3 months and older will be available from our shelter at an
estimated price of $250.00 plus taxes plus cost of shipping.  Satisfactory
completion of a written examination following a course of study on the skunk
is mandatory at an additional cost of $50.00 for course materials and
examination booklet.
 
Hopefully this medium will provide the one medium for skunk lovers as well
as ferret lovers.
 
Thanks for your interest.
 
Edward Lipinski, Der FrettchenundStinktierlustbarkeitsfuerher, wer vor
Freude jauchztet: Frettchen und Stinktier Vergnuegen! [G.] EL, the
ferret and skunk frolics leader who joyously shouts: Ferrets and skunks
are gaily joyous!
 
[Moderator's note: No, both skunks and ferrets should have their own
forum(s) -- this one is for ferrets only.  I don't know of one specifically
for skunks -- maybe Ed would like to host one?  BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 2269]