http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/01/us-global-exotics.html >Judge rules that more than 20,000 exotic animals seized in raid on >Texas dealer shouldn't be returned >January 6, 2010 | 4:32 pm >Municipal Judge Michael Smith ruled Tuesday that Jasen and Vanessa >Shaw, the owners of U.S. Global Exotics, should not be entrusted with >the care of the animals, which included sloths, chinchillas, lemurs, >hedgehogs, ferrets, snakes, turtles, lizards, amphibians and spiders. >Instead, he granted custody of the animals to the city of Arlington, >Texas, where U.S. Global Exotics is based. The SPCA of Texas is >currently caring for them. > >hundreds of animals were found dead at the time of the raid, and >approximately 4,000 died later > >"were not fed, not fed properly, overcrowded and attacking each other. >Some were in an environment not proper for them > >Pending the expected appeal from the Shaws, the city of Arlington >plans to transfer ownership of the seized animals to the SPCA of >Texas, the Star-Telegram reports. Since many of them were caught in >the wild, they will not be put up for adoption, but instead will most >likely be sent to zoos and sanctuaries with expertise in caring for >exotic animals No idea how many ferrets will need to be placed... from Seizure report: <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/12/skinny-snakes-sloths-and-hedgehogs-found-in-texas-rescude-of-20000-exotic-animals.html> >ozens of people with the city of Arlington and animal welfare groups >took inventory Tuesday of the animals -- estimated at 20,000 -- and >removed them from the U.S. Global Exotics during the raid. The >Arlington-based company, which advertises that it delivers exotic >animals worldwide Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 6570]