Two Pole Ferret Farm Ferrets have been sold.. 300 plus ferrets, lot of ferrets, and much Wisdom wished for the new owners. Here is the new owners chance to put a dent in Marshall Farms sales, with "careful planning" and 300 plus ferrets a person could really help the ferret world big time!!! Produce kits from only the best lines, spay and neuter them at an older age and place them in good homes. Sounds good to me.... Anyone who has bought a kit from a breeder and not a petstore may have been ask to sign a spay/neut. contract before taking the un-alter kit home. I do hope that all that have done this have KEPT their word and had this fine pet altered at the proper age. I feel with so much impulse buying MANY will sign anything to get the ferret and not follow through with the proper way of taking care of their ferret. Ferrets deserve the BEST of everything!.... The REAL world....in Northern Ohio and Michigan WE the people who LOVE ferrets have a BIG problem on our hands...can you guess what that may be??? MANY ferrets coming into the shelter by the dozens until us shelter operators are ready to pull our hair out because of stupid people...the ferrets are not the problem but many of the breeders out there...this goes for you too "Greed City, Marshall Farms" ...another is many breeders in Ohio and Michigan..not all mind ya...An email comes to my mind I recieved the other day...this is to show you how breeding a few ferrets can turn into many a nightmare. The email was how wonderful a couple was they had met at a ferret show , nice ferrets and so on....Ok what will most likely happen is ...they will win a few ribbons and then go "hog wild" on breeding them to get that "special color"....same thing a fellow in Northern Ohio did...he got the big head quick and a few bucks in his pocket so it was nothing to him to have 600 breeders...sold un-altered...cool huh? Well people that is the real world here in Ohio.....I can see it happening in Kentucky and Tennessee VERY easily too. a note: This email is written by Debbie Scott, and if anyone is the least bit offended or you have felt your "toes have been step on" then take a long look at your-self.... you are reading an email from someone who really loves ferrets and cares very little about pleasing the human race. I am not a jealous person and my life does not revolve around ferret shows. I believe ferret shows are just fine and I have won many a ribbons and so on at shows. I have never left a show the least bit angry because "Pookie didn't get best of show".... I have decided that the UK folks have the type of ferret shows that I may be interested in attending in the future. I have decided to have a life here at home with my family and ferrets. I do not make an Idol of my ferrets in anyway, and feel my priorites are in order and I plan to keep them that way. One of my goals is to "have time"... and I believe my goal has been met... now I may brag, not everyone can say "they have time"...the world is in such a hurry to pay this bill to win this ribbon and so on".. I Debbie Scott "have time" because I have "Planned well"....and I know where I put my trust.... in Him. ps. Please spend your time wisely and don't email me in response to this letter, I won't take the time to read ....much rather be out enjoying these lovely fall days with my fuzzies:-) Now that is real living! Debbie [Posted in FML issue 3206]