Hi there fellow ferret lovers,
 
My name is Samantha Rosier and I am president of Club Ferret Las Vegas.  I
am also the assistant to the small animal director at a Petco here in Vegas.
I am writing in regards to a note posted on April 25 about a problem with
Petco ferrets.  I can tell you right now that not all Petco's are the same.
Every store is run differantly.  Because my department is small animals, I
take care of all the ferrets and other small animals.The ferrets at my store
are treated like royalty.  I spend individiual time with every ferret every
day.  They always have fresh food and water and their water bottles is
ALWAYS at a level they can reach it at.  They get the best ferret food
available and always have a clean cage.  YES, they are kept in a hectagon
cage with a wire lid, but it is adiquate and much better than most cages I
have seen at local pet stores.  I have however been concerned with the size
of ferrets we have been receiving lately.  We got a new shipment on Saturday
night and these ones still have their surgery stitches which is something I
have NEVER seen before.  We get our ferrets in VERY bad conditions sometimes
and I am in the process of trying to get this problem resolved.  But of all
the pet stores in Las Vegas their are only 2 I trust to purchase ferrets at
and one of them is Petco.  If I didnt like the way Petco treats their
animals I would not work there.  I wish all Petco's cared about their
ferrets the way I do.......but I can't save the world (even though I wish I
could).  I do pet store reviews on a differant pet store atleast once a week
and I have called animal control on 3 of them in the last 2 months.  But you
cant really blame the pet stores for the size of their ferrets...........it
is the breeders fault!!!
 
For information on Club Ferret Las Vegas call (702) 661-9533 or send an
email to [log in to unmask]
 
Samantha Rosier
President
Club Ferret Las Vegas
 
And DOOK DOOK for the Club Ferret Ferrets (Sneezers, Cosmo and Nico)
[Posted in FML issue 2291]