Happy Easter!
Third Report from Sacramento State University Due Any day now, we're expecting the third of four reports from Dr. Geo Graening and his staff at Sac State regarding the studies currently being done in preparation for filing the ferret legalization Environmental Impact Report. If you are new to CLIFFNotes, the first two reports failed to show any impact from domestic ferrets anywhere in the US or Canada. - We do not expect to see any impact shown in the third or fourth reports either. We have heard from the Senate Natural Resources Committee that even if the EIR shows no consequences from domestic ferrets, neither the Governor nor the Fish and Game Commission can legalize ferrets without legislative action. The Executive Director of the Fish and Game Commission has not answered our certified letter asking clarification (not a good sign) - A letter needs to go out to Governor Schwarzenegger with the same question. We will be working very hard on those people running for Governor, State Senate and State Assembly as we try to secure a sponsor for next year.
The O.C. Pet Expo is Coming to the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds April 16th through 18th - we'll Be There, and we need help! California's largest pet expo (actually the only pet expo I know of) will be at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds on April 16th through the 18th. We are all set in terms of literature, banners, signs, etc. Our goal is to get people to sign up for this newsletter, CLIFFNotes and eventually get them to join the 3000 Club and help in the effort to legalize ferrets in California. So far two other people have signed up to work the booth, here's who helping and time lines available.
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The San Gabriel Valley Ferrets Anonymous Chapter and the California Domestic Ferret Educational Alliance (CDFEA) are also having their own tables and will probably need people to work them as well.
We're Almost Booked at the Concord Holiday Inn for September 25th We're going to hold a Legalize Ferrets Revival in Concord on Saturday September 25th at the Holiday Inn in Concord. Never have I had such a hard time finding space but we came in under budget. The Boxer (dog) club is meeting the same day - and they get to take their pets out in public. A number of interesting speakers are planned. We will be inviting Governor Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown and either Meg Whitman or Steve Poizner. Don't hold your breath - expect a brush off at best. But we'll make ourselves known to them. I'm working on finding a speaker on ferret behavior - does anyone really understand how a ferret brain works? But the part I'm most excited about is producing a ferret video at the event - so prepare to be interviewed. I put an ad in Craigslist for a videographer:
We are holding a statewide meeting for LegalizeFerrets.org on September 25th in Walnut Creek. I'd like to have a video made where ferret owners are interviewed, shots of pet ferrets included (there won't be ferrets at the event) are inserted into the video (or video of ferrets can be taken off site) and a coherent message is produced, what our pets mean to us and why they need to be legalized. I'm looking for someone with a creative bent who can run with this project.
So far 18 qualified leads have come in. It is going to be very hard to select one, I set the budget at $2,500.
A few samples: I would like to have all bids formalized for next week CLIFFNotes so we can get member feedback. Would anyone care to organize the bids? And - I'm very exited about this, we've asked Animal Planet to get involved with this, either in airing the video or covering it's production and our event. One of their producers lives in San Jose - so it could work out!
Ferrets key to bridging the digital divide between cities and rural areas  My thanks to people who sent in this story. It shows the different perceptions of ferrets between the United Kingdom and California. You can read the article here.
Save the Date! CDFEA Ferret Fun Ride is coming up September 18, 2010. Registration begins at 9:30 am at Tom’s Farms Restaurant, 23900 Temescal Canyon Rd., Corona, CA. Kickstands up at 11:00 am! Registration Fee $25.00 per rider/$10.00 per passenger – lunch included. The ride will end at Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon.
Come join us for a fun ride and help CDFEA’s animal welfare and education efforts.
Donations are tax deductible. Poker Run • Raffle • See you there! In Conclusion There you have it, the week's news ferret-wise. A little hard to put this together on Easter Sunday, plus the earthquake was a distraction. I was eating Easter dinner in the dining room of La Costa Glen Retirement home. I've never seen old people move so fast. You'd think people who have lived through so much could eat dinner through a 7.2 earthquake from Mexico. My computer is on its last breath. I've really had it with Dell and Hewlett Packard products. I've gone through so many monitors, hard drives, mother boards, etc. They don't show much quality. And the Indian support from HP is enough to drive anyone nuts. I'd like to buy a ZT Affinity. But if anyone builds computers and can offer a deal - call me. Plus we need the Adobe Creative Suite (CS4) and MS Office to put CLIFFNotes together. I have everything Microsoft except Access, so if you have a copy to share - though I can download a copy of Access 7 for $49.  Glad to report that my crew is happy and healthy. We certainly miss Quito who passed away two weeks ago. I enjoy watching our 10 week old Golden Retriever play with the two new ferrets. I should be alarmed at 2 lb ferrets taking on such an energetic dog but too be honest - usually I'm too tired. Ferrets Bailey and Tiger just pounce on Luna. Fausto (pictured with Luna) is older and doesn't put up with any sh*t. I've decided they must be such good friends because they have so much in common. So much energy and someone to play with! (same brain size, too!) -How much I enjoy pets, pitty the dimwitted who reply to my Craigslist Ads:Isn't it about time ferrets were legal? I strongly disagree! Here's what I know: Ferrets are illegal in CA if there is a child in the house under 2 years of age. There have been accounts of ferrets harming babies because their breath smells like formula. I have a 10 month old and if my pet ever harmed or (Heaven forbid!!) lead to the death of my child, I would go ballistic! Especially if a law was set in place for her protection. However, I would never let any caged animal around my child. So, in part, it's poor judgment of the parents. Molly Emery
We still have so much more to do! Thank you, Pat Wright CLIFFNotes@legalizeferrets.org 619-303-0645
Lance M.
FA Phone: (949) 303-8481
President, Ferrets Anonymous
Founder, Orange County Ferrets
CEO, California Domestic Ferret Educational Alliance
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LanceM_FA
Web: www.ferretsanonymous.org
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