Now that the Layton Rescue is history, I am going back into my life of solitude. After years of being the Salt Lake City Advocate for Ferrets, it has come to me that I made a mistake. These animals should of never been legalized. They should of been banned for sale in any pet store and restricted to only be owned by trained and educated individuals. Not for public dissemination. As every dander in ferretland gets all ruffled up and this email address is bombarded with hate mail, think about every ferret that has been dropped off at any rescue. Don't think about the four or seven ferrets you have in your home, but put yourself in the place of every single rescue/shelter out there. We deal with the hundreds of ferrets that are sold by unscrupuluous money hungry pet stores to every fad hoping irresponsible idiot with money to spend on a new pet. I am not directing this towards the responsible pet/ferret owner, but the jerks who watch beastmaster one to many times or sees you enjoying the company of your weasel and decided that a ferret might last longer than the cat, dog, gerbil, snake, fish, and plant they formerly had as a pet. So do I believe ferrets are for everyone, NOPE. Do I believe skydiving is for everyone, nope. But the difference is Skydiving elimanates the wrong ones much quicker and does not harm anyone else, unless you happen to be standing in the wrong space. Ferrets, can not defend themselves, they cannot hire a lawyer to represent them, they have to endure the misuse and abuse given to them by these idiots. So please think about the lesson I have learned when you fight for your animals legality. I really believe more money should be spent on protecting all domestic animals and even more prosecuting igorant exploiters of the innocence of animals. Rick [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3600]