>Do you know what she was feeding and can you tell us how you know this? >I know that you judge and have, I am sure, seen some of her ferrets. Was >this how you know? The product I saw was made especially for growing thick fur on mink. It was named something like Fur-gro. The shelter that purchased Charlie's culls and rescues tried the food so that the shelter ferrets would have good fur too. The ferrets *hated* it and it was fish based to boot. >Two Pole ... had some form of genetic problems, mostly involving facial >or limb deformities. It wasn't until I read Leonard's post that I remembered that my 2 Pole culled breeder absolute sweet boy I love (Schultz) suffers from a genetic defect where his jaw is twisted. A mother's love is blind..... >It is their choice of stock and what they do with it that we should be >worried about. I saw the post about the various locations where the other 700 or so breeding animals went. Do any of those people know about the concerns voiced here? >I've been following this thread and am wondering if it is possible for >several people (individually and for varied opinions) to stop in and >visit the Coles to see the set-up and find out what their plans are for >their ferrets? Great idea Troy Lynn! Any volunteers? Why don't we develop a list of concerns/questions? For that matter, shouldn't this apply to any breeder or shelter? Don't you think that everyone who operates such a busyness should be willing to have someone inpsect them at any reasonable time (and not just the couple days after cleaning day) and ask the same kind of questions? I have 4 foster kids and the shelter operator has a key to my house. I've given her permission to enter my house at *any* time to check on the kids. >but I do know of two in the Washington Ferret Shelter at this time, that >are very bad biters, and no matter what we do, so far we have not been >able to get them to stop. With Schultz, it was just getting him in a loving home. I adopted him just because he had a sign on his cage that said "CAUTION: HATES WOMEN!". I took that as a challenge. He is the *sweetest* boy. He just wanted out of that cage. Just remember, no nose thumping! -Carla [Posted in FML issue 3211]