>From:    Lisa & Sunshine <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Couple of Questions
>Has anyone heard that if you are allergic to cats then there is a
>pretty good chance that you'll be allergic to ferrets?
 
Actually heard sort of the opposite.  Ferrets have a different kind of
dander so it will depend upon what about cats you are allergic.  Both of
us have allergy problems but not with ferrets.  Well bill does with whole
males in rut only.
 
>This one's real easy.  At what age do MF females stop physically
>growing?  Sunshine is 14 weeks old and weighs between 1.08 and 1.5 lbs.
 
MF or not makes little difference in this case.  Sunshine is probably
fairly close to full size in length but not in breadth.  That is she'll
fill in more for two or three more months.
 
>From:    "marie i. schatz" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Mammals with rabies
>I wonder (pure amateur speculation here) if its more a carnivore thing?
 
Horses I believe can spread rabies.
 
>I remember doing the math and approximatly 2 people a year have tested
>positive for rabies in something like the last 20 years
 
Rabies is definitely over-hyped by actual effect on the human population.
But it is universally fatal once the disease catches.
 
>From:    Murray Mustelid <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Show Sleuth - additional comments
 
Since ole buddy Murray added some coments we think some clarification of
our comments from earlier is due.  We in no way want anyone to think that
the sponsors of the Ohio show have anything against us.  We've known and
liked Scarlett for years.  Haven't met Jerry yet, but hope to.  The
political problems are usually at the sanctioning organization level.
LIFE at the highest level hates the AFA and vice-versa.  The rank and file
members are usually as annoyed by the politics as anyone else.  And yes
both organizations are guilty of political silliness.  But not all officers
of either group, many particularly in the AFA are doing much to stop the
silliness.  Many in the AFA leadership now used to be the worst of enemies.
 
>From:    dfrazier <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Those Mythical Fuzzies!
 
We must point out problems with a breeder posing as a shelter.  IF we are
to continue the good relationships of shelters and breeders we must not
condone misleading sales pitches.
 
>and we here at the shelter have some of them [...]  If you want a really
>exceptional ferret and want to have one of those shelter ferrets [...]
>these kids are under 5 months at this time
 
If you bred the ferret, its not a shelter ferret!  Be fair to real shelter
ferrets.  Its a cheap trick to claim ferrets you bred are shelter ferrets!
 
If you over bred for your market that doesn't make your kits now shelter
ferrets.
 
That kind of misleading sales approach gives responsible breeders a bad
name.  That is not how breeders should support shelters!
 
>for ethical and moral reasons too
 
Comments like that compound the misleading nature of the misdirection.
 
Its bad to mislead the IRS with filing for a 501(c)3 application and to
beg for support from the FML readership and take support away from more
legitimate shelters in the process is as unethical as any ferret mill.
 
Hypocrisy needs to be sanitized with the bright light of day.
 
-bill and diane
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bill and diane killian
zen and the art of ferrets
http://www.zenferret.com/
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[Posted in FML issue 2796]