Companies Supporting the Ferret Legalization EIR

5th ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE
AND FERRET FROLIC

DATE: SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2009
TIME: 12:00 – 4:00PM
PLACE: 977 PLEASANTVIEW CT
GARDNERVILLE, NV 89460
775-265-6744

Admission: $1 per person/per ferret
Raffles, Silent Auctions, Live Auctions, Bake Sale, & Items for Sale.
Hamburger and Hot Dog lunches are available
FERRET GAMES: Ferrets wanting to play the games there is a $1 donation per ferret for each game, with exception of the tube race. You purchase the tube + $1 and you take the tube home. This year there will be people games too!
Dr. Cameron Ross from Carson Valley Vet Hospital will be here to answer questions that you might have and April from Performance Foods (Totally ferret) will be here with all sorts of goodies.
Ferret gift exchange: Bring a gift for a ferret, no more than $20 and take a gift home to your ferrets. Please wrap items…ferrets love surprises.
You Be the Judge: Submit up to 5 photos and attendees are the judges
Costume Contest: Dress up your ferret and attendees will be the judges
Items needed for the shelter: HE laundry soap, regular bleach, paper towels, 30 gal trash bags, double bed comforters, children’s sleeping bags, and monetary donations for the vet bill and care of the ferrets.
Ferret Lovers from CA; please don’t bring your ferrets. Rent a shelter ferret for $20. Includes all games, except tube race.

Letters

I am hurting too, Pat. I always cry when I read your news and messages from other people. My beautiful white Tohoma died several years ago and I still cry over him. I am a 79 year old woman who misses her baby so terribly even now. I can not properly care for a ferret now but sure love them. Good luck to all of you. Anne P

Hi Anne -

I certainly don't want people to cry after reading these newsletters. I think you have to have a strong spirit to be a ferret lover, they just aren't with us long enough. Above is my partner Jim with Daisy. What a rich life she had and she certainly enriched our lives. Looking back, I am truly greatful to have shared some time with her. And if you have several hours I'd love to tell you of some of her escapades.

Pat

We still have these key chains with lights for only $4 and lots of other merchandise.

Check out our page at Here

Ferret Depot Steps In For the Environmental Impact Report

Thanks to Joe Ferret Extorting the Money

Well, thats not exactly what we wanted to do. I posted on Joe Ferret's Facebook page that no companies besides Marshall Pet Products had even responded to our request. As a result, I wasn't going to place my order with Ferret Depot, who is my favorite supplier.

Joe's friends on Facebook contacted Ferret Depot and within a few hours they asked where to send the check.

So please look below. Who do you like to buy from, what products do you use? If it is a company listed please send them an email, fax or letter and say "I really like giving you my ferret related business, but I've noticed you didn't answer the letter you received from LegalizeFerrets.org regarding the EIR.

Each company below was sent the following documentation to show we are serious and credible about this:

Other Companies to be contacted:

Drs Foster And Smith PO Box 100 Rhinelander, WI 54501 Phone: 800-381-7179 Fax: Email: editor@drsfostersmith.com	Eight In One Pet Products 1377 Motor Pkwy Ste 100 Islandia, NY 11749 Phone: (631) 232-1200 Fax: Email: info@eightinonepet.com
Ferret.com 1 Maplewood Dr Hazle Township, PA 18202 Phone: 888.933.7738 Fax: Email: customerservice@ferret.com	Mazuri Corp 984 Parkview Dr Brookings, OR 97415 Phone: (541) 469-6927 Fax: Email:
Natura Pet Products Inc. 1101 S Winchester Blvd San Jose, CA 95128 Phone: (408)261-0770 Fax: Email: custserv@naturapet.com	Derrick Winegardner Path Valley Farms PO Box 233 Willow Hill, PA 17271 Phone: 717-987-0022 Fax: Email: wheels@cvn.net
Performance Foods Inc 3001 Industrial Ln Unit 4 Broomfield, CO 80020 Phone: 303.410.1101 Fax: 303.410.1881 Email: April@performancefoodsinc.net	Brian Devine Petco 9125 Rehco Rd San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: (858) 657-2086 Fax: Email:
PetSmart, Inc 19601 North 27th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85027 Phone: (623) 580-6100 Fax: Email:	Pretty Bird International Inc PO Box 177 Stacy, MN 55079 Phone: 651-462-1799 Fax: Email: pbi@prettybird.com
Zupreme PO Box 2094 Mission, KS 66201 Phone: 913-962-8887 Fax: Email:

Please let us know if you get any response!

Rescue Results

We had a number of rescues last week, all with happy endings.

Nino and Raton were living in a car with newly homeless owners. The Humane Society referred their owners to us. After a trip to Dr Jenkins for a checkup they were adopted out and are doing well. I feel very bad for their past owners and I truly hate these economic times.

I have not been able to hear about the status of Tika, the ferret with the giant glandular tumor. Last I heard they were still having an issue with swelling. I was hoping to get some post surgical photos for this issue of CLIFFNotes. Hopefully, next week.

Is the Horrible Mountain Dew Ferret Commercial Playing Again?

I received two emails about the infamous ferret with a chain saw Mountain Dew commercial. For those of you newer to CLIFFNotes, here it is:

Actually, even though this video tends to upset a lot of people on this email list, a lot of people will watch it.

In Memorial

It has been a hard month for a lot of ferret owners and I received a request to run this memorial.

Hi Pat!

Can you post an obituary for Critter for next email update? I had to take him to the emergency vet last night, the one on hotel circle, and we had to put him to sleep, as there was no chance of recovery. He'd been sick for a long time, losing weight and listless, and not sure why. Dr. Jenkins was treating him and he's going to do an autopsy later. Now, he's in no more pain, at least, but of course I'll miss him :(

Critter was a Sacramento ferret, male, very playful but nippy! His family includes myself, Riceball, and Manju (aka Riley).

Jeanette

In Conclusion

Steve Yarborough of Ferret Depot was a very good sport regarding our request for funding for the EIR.

I hope some of the other companies will come through, and if they don't even bother to reply, their products won't be welcome in my house.

I am eagerly waiting to hear what our friends at Marshall Pet Products heard back when they meet with Petco officials. Petco hasn't answered us, despite first being to get the letter and our having enclosed $25,000 worth of Petco receipts.

Finally, the 2010 Legalize Ferrets Calendar should be ready for pre-sale next week. Hope we sell thousands to help pay for the Environmental Impact Report!

Pat Wright
(619) 303-0645
LegalizeFerrets.org
CLIFFNotes@legalizeferrets.org

Lance M.
FA Phone: (949) 303-8481
President, Ferrets Anonymous
Founder, Orange County Ferrets
CEO, California Domestic Ferret Educational Alliance
Email: fapres@ferretsanonymous.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LanceM_FA
Web: http://www.ferretsanonymous.org/