You answered your own question on why this was posted anonymously Mr.
Killian.  The way some people on the list view what is posted as an
"attack" is the reason I choose to post anonymously.
 
First: I did not say that any vet said PET STORE ferrets were healthier.
What I did say was that several vets (in the same association) , who are my
animals doctors, said that they felt that very heavy, large ferrets were
not as healthy as the slimmer ferrets.  This was a statement made to me in
passing, the vets personal opinion.  It is not my place to list their name,
address and phone number.
 
Second: I did not "bash" anyone.  I said I felt the original body style of
the domesticated ferret was being lost in the quest for the largest ferrets
possible.  I did not say and I did not imply that a ferret needs to be
"hormonally challenged" to retain the slim, sleek look that I was speaking
of.  I said that it is hard to find this body style anywhere except in pet
stores.  A ferret could be bigger but still not bulkier and maintain the
slim body style and still not be de-sexed before maturity.
 
Third: I did not "lash out" at everybody or at anybody for that matter.  I
am not unsure of my self in any thing I said.  I simply said that it was
too bad that private breeders were getting away from the body style of the
domestic ferret ( this is my opinion).  If you look back in the history of
the domestic ferret, in the world of art, you will see the body style I am
speaking of in the paintings.
 
Fourth: As I said in the beginning of this post you answered the question
of why this was posted as an anonymous post.  What I wrote was not an
attack or a lashing out and I am certainly not "fighting" in anyway.
 
[MM]
[Posted in FML issue 2804]