PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHIP GALLO (301) 424-4652
CHAMPIONSHIP PET FERRETS IN RENO, NEVADA.
Pet ferret enthusiasts from across the country will be gathering
with their ferrets in Reno, Nevada on Saturday, March 7 for FERRET
EXPO WEST, a 2-ring championship ferret show sanctioned by the
Ferret Unity and Registration Organization, Inc. (FURO). EXPO or-
ganizers say this is the first major ferret show to be held in the
West and hundreds of pet ferrets and their owners are expected to
attend.
Pet ferret owners attend events like FERRET EXPO to see other
ferrets, meet with friends and to collect ribbons, trophies and
other spoils of victory. The curious would-be ferret owner can
learn from the long-time enthusiasts and see a wide variety of
animals, cages, and accessories.
Chip Gallo, Founder of the Montgomery Ferret Club (Gaithersburg,
Maryland) and organizer of the EXPO, says ferrets are related to
weasels, skunks, and other members of the mustelidae family, and
have grown increasingly popular as house pets into the '90s. He
notes that last year's Arnold Swarzenegger film Kindergarten Cop
featured a sable-colored ferret in a starring role. It is estimated
that 6 million ferrets are kept as pets in the United States.
Pet exhibitors are encouraged to obtain a registration packet as
soon as possible. The final date for show entries is February 22.
A discounted rate applies to entries received by January 31, 1992.
FERRET EXPO WEST is open to the public between the hours of 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Reno-Sparks Convention
Center in Reno, Nevada. Admission is $4 for adults and $1 for
children under twelve. For more information or an exhibitor
registration packet, call 301-424-4652 or write to FERRET EXPO
WEST, 1616 Forbes Street, Rockville, Maryland 20851.
[Chip, could you let us know whether this compuserve account is
the one we can email you at? You keep disappearing and reappearing,
with temporary ids, we get very confused ;-)]
[Posted in FML 0204]
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