A brief history:

Several years ago, PetSmart experimented with selling ferrets in a more
humane fashion. They didn't neuter them until they were 8 weeks old,
and gave them several days to recover before shipping them to their
stores where they were kept in specially designed enclosures.

In early 2008, PETA put out an expose on Rainbow World Exotics, who
provided the ferrets for PetSmart, showing deplorable conditions for
many of the animals there. A few weeks later, PetSmart decided to get
out of the ferret-selling business. Rainbow sold off about half of
their stock to another breeder, but the ferret community was concerned
about what would happen to the remaining ferrets.

With assistance from PetSmart, we got Rainbow to turn over the rest of
their ferrets to a ferret rescue in Texas. PetSmart Charities provided
funds for neutering and other vet bills. By having a pre-existing good
relationship with the company, we were able to avert a tragedy.

Linda

[Posted in FML 7008]