Substitute pup for ferret. For the holiday's lets remember all the mill/farm breeder ferrets out there who never get a raisan, never get to play. > Your Petstore Pup > > Cherish your new petstore pup - > Stand always by his side. > Mend his ills and give him hugs > And lots of fun car rides. > > Feed him well and let him run > To build his body strong. > Play with him and give him treats. > Love him his whole life long. > > You'll soon become his hero. > He will not ask you for much. > He'll trade his lifelong loyalty > For your kind word and touch. > > Count him among your blessings, > As you are his blessing, too, > But then please do just one thing more > When every day is through. > > Take time to look into his eyes > Each night you tuck him in. > I bet you'll see reflected there > Two other pups like him. > > They've never had a family, > Soft bed, good food, nor fun. > They live life out in a wire box - > And never get to run. > > They suffer searing heat at times, > At others freezing cold, > As weeks and months and years drag by > While they are growing old. > > So think about his mom and dad > Who shine there through his eyes, > And remember all the mill dogs > Who are paying with their lives. > > If they had ever had a chance, > They'd have grown up like him, too, > With years of love to give and get > Before their lives were through. > > You'll never see them face to face - > Such miracles are rare - > But pray for your pup's mom and dad, > 'Cause someone ought to care.. > > > Shannon McClure > Addie's Safehouse > (c) 2000 > > If you share this poem with others, please make sure the author is > credited. "For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. " Ecclesiastes 3:19 [Posted in FML issue 3242]