Hello Scott, You have a valid point with regards to the latest and greatest Petco posts. BUT This chain is not an illusion not to this sector of the ferret community. You may remember several months ago an incident we endured re: Petco & ferrets, -- or perhaps it was not on this list. A NH Petco store was holding ferret kits ( from Triple F farms) in a plastic shipping tub in the back room.... FOR 16 WEEKS--!!!! Why?, because they were nippy, and un socialized. For 16 weeks ferrets were stockpiled in a small plastic shipping tub with a wire screen on the top... they were hungry and sick the bedding underneath them was urine soaked, The food was tossed in some in the bowl, some in the wet litter, the water bottles were empty because no one dared reach in... ,, one ferret had died before we got there-- and shortly after we got there (we separated a sick ferret out to the remaining group) we The SHELTER were told we would have to wait for corporate to release them to our care... To make a long story short-- we called state offices-- they showed up and the ferrets were removed from the premises and taken to a vet ( out of state). Yes, -- Petco in my estimation has a long way to go with ferrets.... A VERY long way to go. We were assured in the corporate jargon and tactical fashion that they would make sure NON of the PETCO stores used that distributor again-- DO I BELIEVE THAT??? Silly question isn't it. The ferrets were not allowed to come here ( to this shelter)-- because we made an unfortunate situation for the store.... DO I CARE? another silly question-- I DO care those particular ferrets got to the vet!!! Yes,, run to the local authorities with the reports , if the local authorities do not want to hear you then go to the ( particular) states' director of agriculture & marketing-- that is the one who is responsible!!! Be aware you will need to submit a written report with dates, times, contact names ( store personnel) etc. Every thing should be documented... Only then can we begin to change the way ferrets are dealt with by corporate merchandisers! To Petco, PLEASE write those letters today.... urge them to halt sales of ferrets in their stores. ALicia for the ferrets! [Posted in FML issue 2584]