Five years ago, a woman and her partner decided that they worked too
much of the day to have a dog and too near a busy road for a cat, so
they "once said to each other.... how about a ferret?" So, taking the
proper next step, "We did some research and the more we read the more
they appealed." Now, her six ferrets are her family. And, wanting to
learn more about them, she attended an International Ferret Congress
symposium in Amsterdam. After her experience there, Bev" wanted to
travel to other countries to meet other Ferretaholics." So, she
googled ferret symposiums and will join us in the desert southwest.
Her first ferret came into her life when Bev saw an ad in a pet store
that read ÂFerrets free to good home' and decided to check them out.
What she found was two five-month-old hobs in a rabbit hutch. Her
response was horror! "(T)he water bottle was green they were being fed
cat kibble and they were up to their tummys in s***! One had been
sucking the others ears until they were just scabs... they were never
played with ..... we took them there and then." Disinfecting the rabbit
hutch until they could get something better, Bev and her partner "spent
the next few weeks being attacked by 2 frightened ferrets that hadn't
been handled."
That is not the only time Bev would ask herself, "How could anyone
treat an animal like that?" Soon, others would call on Bev for her help
with other ferrets. She once rescued an albino hob from a garden. "When
the man rang me he said, ÂIt has a collar on" so I thought great he
will only be boarding with us until we can find his owner. When I got
there the "Collar" was a cable tie with 6 bells on it...it was on so
tight that it had cut into his poor neck. I cut it off and he was
shaking. I gave him some tone and he snuggled up to me....I took him to
the rescue and everytime we picked up the collar and the bells rang he
started shaking with fear. He was taken to the vet and it turned out he
was blind... his neck has healed and he is staying at the rescue with
2 friends forever. Everytime I visit and he hears my voice he comes
running to me....as if since hearing my voice his life has turned from
back too good."
When not with her ferrets, Bev may be found in a racing sidecar. As a
passenger, hanging on may be what she does best! However, I can see her
with her nose pressed to her favorite book, *The DaVinci Code*, with
the wind flying through her hair. To learn more about her exciting
pastime, corner Bev in Tempe and ask her to tell you all about how she
got started and some of her experiences. Or, you may convince her to
reenact a scene from her favorite movie, *Coyote Ugly.*
And when she is gone, "I will be remembered as the mad ferret woman!"
Bev is a member of the Ferret Symposium Yahoo chat group. You may talk
to her there ([log in to unmask]) or email her privately
at [log in to unmask]
For more information regarding the upcoming IFC Ferret Symposium in
Phoenix, visit our website at
http://ferretcongress.org.
Permission to cross-post is granted.
--
Renee Downs
"Eventually we will realize that if we destroy the ecosystem we
destroy ourselves." Jonas Salk
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart
It's amazing how much can be accomplished if nobody cares who gets
the credit!
Ferret Emergency Response, Rescue & Evacuation Team (F.E.R.R.E.T.)
http://www.ferretemergency.org
[Posted in FML 7022]
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