Dear FML'ers, You have come to know our family over the last two years very well and have even purchased from our eBay store, Turn Back the Clock DVDs, to help us support our wonderful weasels. Now we come to you for help in another way. We have had ferrets in our apartment for over two years with a doctor's note stating they were to assist me physically and psychologically in dealing with the unknown ailments I suffer from. It has now been decided that you can "get a doctor to write anything you want" and letting us have these animals, when everybody else is limited to one pet, is showing "favoritism". Even though are apartment manager and the apartment owner approves of our ferret family, the management company has put their foot down and is determined to see the ferrets go. I can't comprehend how we can have them for over two years and now they are a problem. They don't mind the guide dog (service animal) or unclawed cat (unclawing was condition set by apartment complex), but the ferrets are two many animals, now. Aren't they service animals too, since we have a doctor's note? I had the representative from the management company listen to the MacFarland's CD about ferrets as therapy, but she just picked out all the negative aspects of ferrets, such as oil in their hair, fitting into tiny places and such. Per the adoption contract on all our ferrets, they will be returned to the ferret shelter, Dook-N-Dance, we adopted them from. Linda and Jane will be coming here next week to get them. We will continue to support Dook-N-Dance as best we can, and we regret having to put an extra burden on them. We are very thankful they are more than willing to accept the ferrets back and have room for them. Any advice anyone can give would be helpful. Most will say, "Just move somewhere else", but that isn't an option when low-income housing does not allow pets in general. We have looked all around our own area and where are families live, but only high-rent complexes and houses will allow so many pets. Even cheap trailors privately owned are not willing to let "nasty ferrets" in as residents. I want so much to provide a forever home for the babies that helped me walk again. Two years ago I could barely crawl around on the floor, but I did because they encouraged me. They even help me psychologically so that I don't have to take depression medications that make me sick. Somebody, help us please! I'm going to lose my children! From: Lori & Rat's Brats in North Carolina (Lance, Merlin, Nikita, Pirate & Sandy) [Posted in FML issue 4483]