January 5th the phone rang at 7 am. My London contact was able to go yesterday. I wasn't able to go because I had Salem going to Guelph for pre admit for his surgery on Wednesday (today). I sent 2 very trusted volunteers and this is what they came back with. Mr. Jarmain (Bob) had 1 ferret. HE IS THE ONE WHO CUTS THEIR TEETH OUT! He uses tweezers and snaps them out without anestethic and without guilt. He says it doesn't hurt them (much) and that there is no blood. The single ferret he had, was in a small wooden box in the middle of a field. He had no food or water, and after bringing him home the volunteers discovered he was eating straw after he had his 1st bowel movement. Straw is even less nutritious than hay and is pure fiber. There was a frozen dead rabbit next to the pen that looked like it had frozen to death where it lay. There were more than a dozen cats being fed dog food and bread. Most of them looked to be kittens and most were in heat. There were 2 dogs without food or water and the animal's food was stored in a torn bag on top of a truck. It appears he also breeds horses who actually looked good, but still had no water. The little ferret we got is severely emaciated and was terribly dehydrated. He's planing another new shipment of ferrets next week and I'm stumped on what to do. I won't buy them. I won't feed this man's insanity. I'll try once again to urge the London SPCA to get these ferrets out. They need veterinary attention and I can't do it on my own. If anyone out there has any suggestions, please, please e-mail or call me. [log in to unmask] (905) 275-0438 Please also say a prayer today for Salem who is undergoing a serious operation in his chest and a prayer for the other ferrets out there who we can't get. Randy The Ferret Aid Society http://home.echo-on.net/~magick [Posted in FML issue 2547]