"The ferrets dance and shed their winter padding
    As the light shines longer in our northern lands
They measure their tails and practice tricks so maddening
    For ev'ry gib and sprite knows the Frolic's at hand ..."
 
Yes, it's time for the Massachusetts Ferret Friends'
        S P R I N G   F E R R E T   F R O L I C
 
Sunday, May 31, 1998, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Victory Road Armory, 70 Victory Road, Boston MA
 
` o o ' FERRET CONTESTS!!! Bag escape, tube race, biggest &
 = v =  smallest ferrets, blackest & pinkest noses, ferret
        look-alikes, best trick, longest & shortest tails, and
        best kiss! ($2/contest or $5 for all contests!)
 
( o=o ) FERRET TOYS & ACCESSORIES ON SALE!!! Vendors from all
 = x =  over New England offering many unique & useful items for
        ferrets and their owners. Stock up on food, cages, toys,
        tunnels, sleep sacks, T-shirts, books, and MORE!!
 
G=o=o=D SUPPORT FERRET SHELTERS!!! Take a chance on the raffles!
 > v <  Visit the shelter booths and see how you can become an
        adoptive or foster parent to a ferret needing your love!
 
( o=o ) FOR KIDS -- Face painting, drawing table, contests for
 > ' <  Best Weasel Wardance & Best Drawing of a Ferret!
 
Admission: MaFF Members $5
           Nonmembers: $10 ($8 with flyer***)
           Children under 14 FREE
 
*** For a flyer with directions, good for $2 off the nonmember
admission, send email with your snail-mail address to
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IMPORTANT: Each ferret must have proof of CURRENT vaccination for
rabies and distemper in order to be admitted to this event -- NO
EXCEPTIONS!  You must bring your vaccination records to this event, as
required by MA state law.  Ferrets younger than 16 weeks, and ferrets
which cannot be vaccinated, will NOT be admitted.
 
All ferrets must be brought in carriers with adequate food and water.
When out of carriers, ferrets must be leashed.  By participating in
this event, you assume all responsibility for the behavior and welfare
of your ferret(s).
 
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The Massachusetts Ferret Friends (MaFF), established in 1996 to
serve ferrets and their owners in the Bay State, is a nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization.
 
For more information about MaFF. call (781) 224-1098 or
(978) 957-9886, email <[log in to unmask]> or visit
http://www.maferrets.org
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-- Lee, one of the Massachusetts Ferret Friends
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[Posted in FML issue 2293]