><excerpt>...PETA says they have several witnesses who HAVE testified
>concerning freezing animals.  We need more before PETA can wage battle.
>Any one with info on PETCO mishandling ferrets, poor vet care, selling
>animals at 3 weeks?  <end excerpt>
 
I purchased my little Bandit at a Petco near my home.  She was a Marshall
Farms ferret, and the sales people who were in charge of the small animals
made sure every one of my questions was answered.  All their ferts, and
other small animals for that matter, were in excellent health.  Please, if
one particular store near you has poor management, attack that particular
store, but don't sack the chain in general.  I have made this store my
primary pet store because of its location, affordability, and general
friendliness.  They still remember me buying my little one and always ask
how she is if I don't bring her in with me.  PETA is the wrong organization
to involve as well.  This is a classic example of a good idea gone
completely wrong.  They consistently advocate the use of violence as an
ends to a means.  According to quotes by PETA, firebombings are not
considered "violent" acts (then what the heck is?).  If you must write,
please do it to the SPCA or your local humane society.
 
Ok, I'm off my soapbox.
 
Dooks,
Pat and Bandit
[Posted in FML issue 2585]