Daisy I am working on asking Petco to stop selling ferrets for all the reasons you mention, including abuse, neglect and the number of ferrets in shelters, most of which originate from Petco. Please go to the Facebook page on Ferret Awareness Through Education (FATE) and fill out the survey there. It will help get statistics that all of us need to intelligently address these issues. Jasmin Bettinas has diligently worked on this for three years and will gather the data and analyze the results. I have talked with the Avian Welfare Coalition and the Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society, both of whom have been successful in getting Petco to stop selling their respective pets, and they say that a petition has little impact. To get legislation passed the Animals Protection Institute, now known as Born Free USA, is involved with both animal abuse and getting laws passed in individual states. Each state has it's own license laws and some states have no laws about a license to own an exotic pet. And even though PETA sometimes is considered radical in their approach, they are successful in getting press attention, are very well organized and have tremendous impact. Also contact the Humane Society of America. Each of these sites will help you with your goal. [Posted in FML 8037]