>Have you ever had to feed your children hot dogs and mac and cheese for a
>week because you had to come up with $400 for emergency surgery becuase
>the owners could not be bothered?
 
This was part of the response i got to my last post about the cost of
ferrets, and profits.  Does anyone but me see a problem here???  Human
Value less than Animal Value.
 
Come on people if you expect me to stand up an applaude your efforts on
behalf of Ferrets at the expense of your children you need help.  And this
woman runs a Shelter?
 
>So who is going to pay for all the care of the rescued ferrets then?  The
>average cost to take in a rescue, get them healthy, vaccinated and ready
>for a new home is $200.  Our adoption fee's average $75.  Donations cover
>may $25 of that.  Thats a minimum of $50 PER FERRET that comes out of my
>pocket.  We already eat a large chunk of the expense.  Becuase we choose
>to take in ferrets and help them, should it all come out of our own pocket
>until we can't afford to pay our bills or feed our children?
 
Umm just break out the mac and cheese...they seem to be used to it from
what you said.
 
I am sorry ....this really urks me...she flames me for saying that a person
should not be judged by there willingness to pay large fees for a ferret as
the basis of ownership?  Read the above again...shouldn't we apply the same
formula then to Shelter owners.  If they can not afford to care for the
ferrets they take in as rescues without taking away from their own families
(children) then they should not be allowed to be a shelter?  After all
the 5000.00 you may spend this year on care of your ferrets could be the
5000.00 needed to feed your kids more than mac and cheese!  I wonder what
the kids medical expense would total after not having nutrious meals?
 
So bring it on...when I see E-Mail like this one.  It clears things up
very quickly!
 
And notice I said E-Mail...not enough guts to post this!!!
 
TAllen
[Posted in FML issue 3191]