I thought I'd post the answer to Joanne's question on the FML in case anyone else had missed what happened to Tyson, and to Robin. After filing animal abuse charges against Tyson, it went to the DA's office. I had plenty of eveidence that they were Tyson;s personal ferets. I had a witness stating that his personal assistant told us they were his, a Petstore that let him shop after hours so he could by his ferrets some stuff. And finally we tracked down a news station in Cali that did a story on the bum and it showed hom playing with his ferrets, (Robin and Apology) and stating how much he loved his ferrets. Well the day I got that info I received a call from the assistant DA and she told me that charges were dropped, there was no evedence that he owned the ferrets at the time of the abuse and neglect. I asked her if her boss was enjoying his new BMW, a hint that he was paid off. She said she couldn't comment on that. she was very upset as well as she believed he was guilty. She did tell me that Tyson would be paying a $1000 donation to the shelter for Robin's care, that his lying assistant Rolls Royce would hand deliver it. I told her not to send him, that I just may kill him for lying about him owning the ferrets. And since I didn't charge him he got away with murder also. It boiled down to Tyson having more money that brains, and he was on probation at the time and a out of country fight comming up. If charged with animal crulity he would have broken his probabtion and not allowed to leave the counrty. Its plain to see what happened here. I was devistated by the news, I cried for the little ferret that died from starvation and for brave little Robin's suffering, most of the city was upset by the result and when he was mentioned at the Billboard Music award show in Las Vegas soon after, my friend Collen Mc Carty from Fox 5 News was there, she ws the one to actually file the abuse charges, she said everyone booed like crazy and the MC was motioned to not mention him. This is a man that just spent thousands of dollars in the topless bars the night before I got the ferrets, yes I have friends in strange places, lol. But he couldn't send one of his loser assistants to buy some food or teach them how to fill a water bottle. Plenty of water in his pool's out back, imagine being in a cage with no water and looking at pools of it just out of your reach? More abuse. The funny thing is the threats I received by his assistant and Tyson lovers, none of them sounded any smarter that him. Apology never had a chance, he was DOA. He rests in a Urn on my mantel, a sad memorial to ferret abuse. Robin is still going strong, she is a fighter and she won a fight against Tyson, she is named after his ex wife, who also lived through an abusive relationship with the monster. Robin lives with 4 other ferrets at the shelter, Repeat is her best buddy and they are always together. Robin is so sweet and loves life. At least now when she passes on she will know what a good life was, to be loved. Robin was wanted by many people, not because they wanted a ferret, they wanted a famous ferret. She is also on the 2002 FML's famous ferret's calendar. She is one of many ferrets that get abused and neglected everyday. One of many ferrets that is lucky enough to be taken in by a shelter and shown what a good life is. Robin represents the good things of being a ferret rescuer, a true happy ending. Robin is not really my ferret but she is everyone's ferret, to all those who cared about her, and loved her through all of this, just because she is a ferret, not a famous ferret. There is one person who I would give Robin to if I ever had to give her up, that is Judy Cooke, who took a very special liking to the little albino gal. Judy is her far away mom, and I know she is loved by Judy just because! Sorry this was so long, it brings up so many memories, good and bad. I, like Randy Belair did for an abuser she delt wiht, pray for this abusers death, I'm not proud of it, but I do. when I hear his name on the Tv or radio I hope its news of his death or he is in jail for something, he is a monster on the loose in our world. He doesn;t deserve to breath the air our ferrets breath. Take care, CJ 24 Carat Ferret Rescue And Shelter Las Vegas, Nv. "where ferrets are treated like gold" [Posted in FML issue 3793]