Nine months ago, a Petco manager in Massachusetts decided that a ferret
in their store was too old to sell.  Translation: Not cute enough?  Not
tiny and helpless looking enough?  Not sickly looking?  Are these the
attributes that drive people to purchase ferrets from pet stores?
 
True, this ferret was none of the above.  He was a strong, muscular,
big eared, bright eyed Albino boy.  Full of love, life and childlike
innocence...and well yeah, some ear mites too...big surprise.  Those
words still ring in my head to this day.  "Too old to sell."  In fact,
this boy was JUST old enough TO sell at the ripe OLD age of 12 weeks.
Imagine that.  Washed up at 12 weeks.  Is this not the acceptable age to
be taken from the mom?  I can only imagine how many weeks he spent in the
display case before he was deemed "Too old" to sell.  On monday, July 7,
this sweet boy, our Albi turned 1 year old.  We celebrated his birth and
rescue from Petco Penitentiary complete with cake, presents, ferretone
shooters and a good game of hide the goody.  His birthday pic will be on
the next set of magnets.  My roommate and I have nicknamed him bed head
for the way his fur tufts all around when he wakes up in the morning.
Rescued by the loving heart of April Armstrong, Albi came to me,
transported through Judith White and her husband Eric) who, incidentally
fell as hard for him as I did.  April rushed in to spring him, got him
vet checked, treated and sent him down the road to me with a load of
supplies.  I had a home lined up for Albi...and then it fell through.
Sam the cat quickly became attached to him.  They are best buddies and
Albi loves everyone and gets his feelings hurt quite easily if someone is
not nice to him.  He has one of the most precious personalities you could
ever imagine.
 
Thank you again April, Judith and Eric.......and shame on you Petco for
thinking no one could fall in love with this beautiful, precious being.
 
Kim Fox
 
Kim Fox
Animal Communicator
Director of Somethin Up My Sleeve Rescue
[Posted in FML issue 4205]