i've been a follower (mostly lurking, tho) of the digest for about a year.
i'm also a freelance writer and will be sumbitting queries to a couple of
pet retailer trade magazines regarding how stores can best handle ferrets.
i know they shouldn't be doing it at all, but those who already sell animals
aren't about to stop.  perhaps they will accept some suggestions, however,
and learn to make their little ferrets more comfortable and healthier, as
well as educating customers about ferret care.  i've gotten many terrific
ideas on this list and have learned more than i thought i could about our
little fuzzbutts -- their health needs, possible problems, how to find kits,
breeders, rescues ... more than i can ever thank you all for!  if i can
share some of this information with pet stores and even one little fert has
a better life because of it, it'll be worth everything!
 
please send any thoughts or ideas you have on the subject of retail sales
of ferrets to my e-mail address:
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thanks so much! -- Kris Aaron
home # 608.423.3419
[Posted in FML issue 1862]