The following is an abridged version of recent NYCFerrets.Com Updates: 1. FERRETFACES.COM DONATES CALENDARS FOR NYC COUNCIL MEMBERS! 2. CALIFORNIAN'S FOR FERRET LEGALIZATION REQUESTS YOUR HELP 3. RABIES VACCINATIONS FOR FERRETS ARE NOW THE LAW IN NY STATE 4. THE FERRET STORE IS ON iGIVE 5. NYC FERRET MEETUP IS *THIS* SATURDAY ======================= 1. FERRETFACES.COM DONATES CALENDARS FOR NYC COUNCIL MEMBERS! Mary and Eric Shefferman (From Modern Ferret Magazine and FerretDesigns.com) generously donated a FerretFaces.com calendar for EACH New York City Council Member to help keep ferret legalization alive in their minds throughout 2003! Show your thanks and appreciation for their donation and ongoing support of NYC's legalization efforts by visiting the FerretFaces.com website and ordering a calendar for yourself or a friend as well as the Ferret Faces address book. http://www.ferretfaces.com ------------------- 2. CALIFORNIAN'S FOR FERRET LEGALIZATION REQUESTS YOUR HELP As many of you know, California is the only state on the continent where ferrets are banned throughout the entire state. Many people think that there's nothing they can do to help legalize ferrets in California if they don't actually live *in* California, but that's not true. The California Audubon Society and Sierra Club have actively opposed bills to legalize ferrets in CA. The California chapters claim to be representing the wishes of their National Offices but neither of those organizations has ever opposed ferret legalization anywhere else! Californians for Ferret Legalization has asked that EVERYBODY (even people who do not live in CA) write letters to those two organizations asking them to STOP OPPOSING ferret legalization in California. =========== Who to write =========== Jennifer Ferenstein, President Sierra Club 85 Second St., Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 John Flicker, President National Audubon Society 700 Broadway New York, NY 10003 *For more information including tips to help write letters, visit the "Current News" section of the NYCFerrets.Com website. ------------------- 3. RABIES VACCINATIONS FOR FERRETS ARE THE LAW IN NY STATE A law went into effect on November 20th 2002 mandating that all dogs, cats, and domesticated ferrets in New York State be vaccinated for rabies. The law does NOT appear to apply to New York City. The new law grants several exceptions and also provides ways to get rabies vaccinations for FREE. For more information on this topic including tips to help avoid vaccine reactions, click on the appropriate link in the "Learn More About Ferrets" section of the NYCFerrets.Com website. ------------------- 4. THE FERRET STORE IS ON iGIVE If you sign up for iGive (which costs you nothing) and select "NYC Ferrets" as your cause, then EVERY time you shop online at "The Ferret Store" (or any other store listed on iGive -including Ebay!) a percentage of the money you spend will be donated to ferret legalization efforts in NYC. For more information on how iGive works, go to the NYCFerrets.Com website and click on the "fundraising" link. ------------------- 5. NYC FERRET MEETUP IS *THIS* SATURDAY If you're planning to attend make sure you RSVP by clicking on one of the links supplied in the last email sent to you by "Meetup.com." (The email with the location and time details.) More people signed up for NYC's Meetup than for ANY OTHER CITY in the US, but if less than 5 people reply to the *confirmation* email sent by "Meetup.com" the Meetup will be cancelled. Once again, this is not a NYCFerrets.Com event nor is it legalization related (nor should ferrets be brought along since it will take place in a public establishment) It's just a convenient way for NYC ferret lovers to get together in an informal setting and "meet up." For more information, on NYC's Ferret Meetup go to: http://ferret.meetup.com/?localeId=321 NYCFerrets.Com http://www.NYCFerrets.Com [Posted in FML issue 4065]