I've been quite behind on reading the list but finally managed to catch up today. In the process of catching up I came across a posting about the horrid conditions at a mall pet store. It made me think of the pet store at the mall near me. Then I realized it was the same store. Now that I know there is at least one other person out there who cares about these poor babies at that store I really want to do what I can to help. I have no experience in anything like this and would like advice from those of you who do. I have no transportation and not a lot of money but I'm willing and I love animals. I've also found that this pet store has a webpage at http://www.todayspet.com with an email address of [log in to unmask] so although I may not be able to go to the store perhaps it would be possible to launch some sort of net campaign/education? I was just in there the other day and the kits they had looked extremely young. I am not an outspoken person and rarely speak to strangers but one day while I was in the store I got up the courage and asked to speak to the manager. The man I asked said he was the manager. I told him I was concerned about the ferrets being in woodchips and he said that they were pine chips not the cedar ones believed to cause problems. He also said it in a tone that implied I shouldn't have dared to question him and that he really didn't care about the animals or about the findings in any studies. I'm worried about these babies and feel guilty whenever I'm at the mall. I'd appreciate any advice anyone has to offer on how to proceed with education this store and potential customers on how to care for these fur babies. ~Liz~ ICQ#24420186 http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/2469/liz.html [Posted in FML issue 2691]