>//Answer// Please, just ask yourself: Where do the shelter ferrets come >from? Are 99.999(?) percent of these shelter ferrets originally from >the commercial production ferret mills? Most surely they are. I try, I really do try to ignore this guy, but alas....I'll ignore all but this one comment. Ed, our shelter has taken in, over the past 2 1/2 years FOUR (4) ferrets that you personally bred and sold. Not a lot, but we accepted and rehomed them, and in one case also paid for the neuter surgery. We've also taken in another THREE (3) of the ferrets with 2 dots in their ears, adopted from you. In four of these cases, the people refused to take them back to you. The other one's YOU REFUSED to take back since they were "old and sick." Since you don't spay/neuter your ferrets and don't even promote it, you have no way of knowing just how many additional ferrets you are responsible for being turned into shelters. We also get ferrets originating from the breeder in the Bremerton area. Both your ferrets and the other breeders ferrets are very nippy and draw blood and we work with them for months before they stop biting and we can rehome them. >!!!Summary!!! If you want the best quality, healthiest and longest >lived ferret possible, get your ferret from a knowledgable, honest and >trustworthy breeder of ferrets. Just as soon as no more ferrets are surrendered to either of the Seattle area shelters (which actually have business licenses AND 501(c)(3) status) we will be more than happy to point people to a knowledgable, HONEST and TRUSTWORTHY breeder of ferrets. Maybe one will move into the neighborhood, cause their "ain't" one here now. 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 3870]