I reread what I wrote below and was almost horrified! I thought I was making a clear statement that the original claims were so unbelievable that they made no sense. Today I'm concerned it might be read differently. To put it bluntly, I think the original claims go far beyond careless reporting and casual mistakes. MC's response today makes it clear how many "inconsistencies" there really were in the original report. I think Charleen Schuster has some very serious explaining to do! At 14:24 6/19/00 -0400, J Higgins wrote: >First of all, I see this sort of practice on the part of a nationally known >breeder as being so irresponsible and foolish as to be nearly unbelievable. >Even nothing but a pure profit motive devoid of any care for the animals >would lead to better practices than you describe. Did you see both the ear >tattoos AND the Marshall Farms paperwork on these kits with your own eyes? >Did you see the shipping papers and invoice? What is the contact >information for the actual Petco store involved? The address you provided >is apparently for the Petco home office in California and we all know the >ferrets weren't shipped there. > >Please provide all of the information necessary to dig to the heart of this >matter. [Posted in FML issue 3089]