I believe that trying to convince all pet stores to stop selling ferrets is a great idea. However - I think that the person trying to stop Petco from selling ferrets has a conflict of interest. My understanding is that she breeds ferrets in the shelter and sells them. I hope I am wrong. I have probably have had close to 40 ferrets since I discovered them. With the exception of one that my son purchased, every single one has been from a shelter - and most of them rather unadoptable - either old or biters or suffering from adrenal disease or insulinoma when I adopted them. So I completely agree that folks should adopt from shelters - but shelter operators should not be breeding and selling - in my humble opinion. Marsha Stanek [Posted in FML 6612]