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Our PowerPoint Presentation for the Fish and Game Commission Meeting:
 This is not the finalized version of our PowerPoint. If you have any suggestions or corrections please send them in. We will make final revisions and have it done by next week.
 Above, the happy side of ferrets & Christmas.
Below, the dark side of ferrets.
Attention Monterey Area Ferret Owners My wife and I and two furry pets moved up to Monterey recently and we'd like to meet some local ferret owners. We'd especially like to make some kind of trade in ferret sitting. We're trying to plan our holiday travel and others are, too, but the little guys don't travel so easily. If you like the way we care for our weasels and vice versa, maybe we can help each other out! Please contact Scott at scottsch at alum dot mit dot edu. We anticipate being here around Christmas, but not New Years.
there is already a local ferret club for your area -
Monterey Bay Ferrets
PO Box 752 Moss Landing, CA 95039 Phone: 831/713-9818 Email: carpet_shark@att.net or fertwrangler2@hotmail.com  1055 Members of the 3000 Club, Lots of people haven't joined.
It really helps if you join!
click here to join
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Learning to Understand the California Fish and Game Commission/Department  Thanks to everyone who donated - and because of your/their help, we are on our way in front of the California Fish and Game Commission to try to win legalization for our ferrets. $714 came in CEQA donations and $185 in Calendar Sales came in last week - so Woo Hoo! We're in the game! We have written a $500 deposit check to Matt Trask, our CEQA Consultant. He is preparing us for the Dec 16th Fish and Game Commission meeting, where we get three minutes. Actually I need a few other people to cede me a few minutes in front of the Commission.
To get an idea of what we are up against, read the letter sent by Dale Steele, Program Manager, Wildlife Species Conservation Program at the California Fish and Game Commission. Read the letter here.
There are many factual errors to Mr. Steele's letter. But please keep in mind we are trying to foster a relationship based on cooperation, not hostility. People at DFG have named names to me of people in the ferret community they do not like (surprise, I wasn't on it!)
Besides factual errors - we are realizing just how different they treat our issue from any other issue that comes in front of them. We are hoping to use it to our advantage. My feeling at this early stage is we will be able to maneuver DFG so they will make some concessions. We have everything in our corner except a big budget.
We REALLY NEED HELP with the Legislator Search NOW
 We have a small window of time to line up a legislator sponsor for the 2011 legislative session. Please write your legislator (your state assembly member and state senator) and ask that they sponsor a ferret legalization bill in the next session.
That is a Word 2000 Doc - modify it however you want. The more personalized the better.
Newly elected members of the legislature should be setting up their offices this week. After you've written your letter or phoned or emailed. (letter is best) please let me know so I can put the information up on the web site. Let's get 10 people in each legislature's district.
I do have this desire to have a rally in Sacramento and mail him ferret poop but there are too many important things to do. But Governor Schwarzenegger leaves behind a disgraceful legacy of lying and indifference to us - "the little guy" as in people without influence or big bucks.
We have received very few petitions back. But we will mail what we have to our disgraceful Governor on Dec 16th - so please download and sign.
In Conclusion
We're in the thick of things. Please, contact your legislator and ask him or her to sponsor the ferret bill. If we don't get a sponsor, DFG won't take us seriously. And just the opposite, having an advocate in the legislature - DFG will have to deal with the issue. Like I said, let's get ten names listed under every legislator. Keep me posted of who you ask and what if any response you get!
I'm wondering what kind of 2011 we will have. Either "year of the ferret" (finally!) or a great disapointment. I need to request a new CLIFFNotes banner from Heidi our graphic artists. What theme should we use? For 2010 it has been "Success in 2010 - Working on the Environmental Impact Report." We've been thinking of an obstacle course or rouch seas. Any ideas? We do have many more obstacles to get through - the Commission and/or the Legislature. Raising enough money, etc. If you have ideas - I'd love to hear it.
Also - the new year is about here and we still have many calendars:
 A Generous Donation of T-Shirts
Hi! Saw your request for $500 in donations. I have attached 3 pictures of my t-shirts with an original ferret drawing. I will donate 20, in various sizes and designs. If you get $25 per shirt, you have $500. Let me know if you would like them, and I will mail right away. Christmas is coming! Thanks, Nancy at Ferret Oasis
How to order?
In Pink: 1@2X, 3@XL, 2@L, 3@M. Green: 1@2X, 1@XL, 3@L, 2@S. Yellow: 2@XL, 2@L. The yellow is very yellow! Next time I am using lighter colors, but I one person who bought the yellow shirt loved it. Clients have told me that other shirts are mostly white or black, and they appreciate having bright colors to choose from. Do you want me to mail them all to you, or mail them from here? Postage is usually a couple of dollars for each. Good luck, hope you make some money! Nancy
Please use this link - http://www.legalizeferrets.org/donate.html for $25 and send me a note which color and size. Be sure to include a valid shipping address.
Phew!
Thank you everybody for supporting this effort! We're going to make it!
Pat Wright
(619) 303-0645
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