>From:    Cecilia Hobbs <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: When Ferrets are Advertised
>You see, I don't believe pet stores should sell pets.  Pet stores should
>sell supplies, feeder mice, fish - that's it.  If a customer is looking for
>a particular pet, the store should have some way to refer the customer to
>the breeders or shelters available in the area.
 
>This would put an end to surgically altering and selling kits too young,
>improper care by unknowledgeable staff, trauma imparted by unsupervised
>children, etc.
 
I agree & believe this myself!  Why are uneducated people in charge of
distributing ferrets to the public?
 
How to we change this?  Who do we go to?  The USDA?  The government?  The
State?  Any ideas?
[Posted in FML issue 2318]