On Sat, 11 Aug 2001 - Russell Prater wrote....... >Nobody in the US raises ferrets for fur. It just wouldn't make economic >sense. A fitch pelt on the hoof may be worth $1. Why waste time, effort >and food raising inferior fur when you can raise mink just as cheaply. >It is my understanding that one of the Scandinavian countries is the >only place in the world where any fitch are raised and there is much >pressure to end it there. Russell -- Wrong. There are fitch farms in the U.S. The market is to Russia. I recently hand-raised 4 female ferret kits who were rescued, in a group of 24 2-week-old female ferret kits, from a fur farm. I kept one of the kits for my own pet ferret. Along with my other 16 ferrets. She's about 2 months old now, and absolutely wonderful. The other 3 were placed in loving ferret homes. No, I will disclose NO information about this fur farm. Do not ask for specifics. Do not e-mail me privately about it. Just be aware that fitch farms DO operate in the U.S. -- Linda Smart Faith makes things possible, not easy. [Posted in FML issue 3512]