>I have spoken to MF directly many, many times over the past few years. >They themselves told me that their ferrets go to a distributor. Well, I was wrong. Even though you can see documentation for yourself, you still don't believe. <sigh> Perhaps it's not clear that petco is a LARGE corporation, they have their own distribution centers for their corporation. (I took a quick look at the "Distributors Listing" on the MF page and there are at least a couple of distributors in the Pacific Northwest who are not listed there.) I would NOT expect petco to be listed, since they don't supply to small (competitive) pet stores. If you have purchased a MF ferret from a pet store in your area, you will/should be given a copy of their health certificate and it WILL show that MF consigned the ferrets to a local distributor. The consignment name will NOT be the name of the pet store, except in the case of petco.... I give up. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink..... Sandi Best Little Rabbit, Rodent & Ferret House a non-profit animal shelter 14325 Lake City Way NE Seattle, WA 98125 (206)365-9105 Open 7 days/week or visit our on-line store at: http://www.rabbitrodentferret.org [Posted in FML issue 3797]