Ditmar on sun 16 jun 02
The lawyers / legislators are concerned about competition for their =
elected office.
Ferrets are carnivorous, aggressive and without social morals...and can =
revert back to the wild when they smell blood, or hear sirens.=20
But...ferrets have respect for their interns and won't have them =
eliminated. Ferrets are also cuter, so it's not the kind of competition =
politicians want.=20
Ditmar
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 17 jun 02
Good point!
I think Ferrets smell better also...
Phil
el vee
On Sun, 16 Jun 2002 19:39:39 -1000 Ditmar wrote:
The lawyers / legislators are concerned about competition for their elected office.
Ferrets are carnivorous, aggressive and without social morals...and can revert back to the wild when they smell blood, or hear sirens.
But...ferrets have respect for their interns and won't have them eliminated. Ferrets are also cuter, so it's not the kind of competition politicians want.
Ditmar
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Anita Rickenberg on mon 17 jun 02
For what it's worth, this is the quote from California Research Bureau =
of the California State Library on why ferrets aren't allowed in CA:
"Three primary points have been raised by the California Department of =
Fish and Game in "Department of Fish and Game Ferret Fact Sheet, March =
25, 1994."3 Views expressed in this fact sheet may be summarized as =
follows:4
1.. Ferrets may bite (and perhaps otherwise attack), and may be =
especially prone to bite or scratch children and infants.=20
2.. There is no proven vaccine against rabies in ferrets.=20
3.. Ferrets may threaten native wildlife"
I don't have an opinion one way or the other. I'm not personally fond =
of the little critters since I once had a neighbor with one and it could =
only be handled with gloves that the ferret couldn't bite through. Not =
my idea of an ideal house pet, but each to his own.
Anita
Ditmar on mon 17 jun 02
THANK GOD SANE MINDS PREVAIL !!
Pit bulls and rotweilers are a saner alternative !! Gotta protect that
public !!
Ditmar
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Subject: Re: California - ferrets
For what it's worth, this is the quote from California Research Bureau of
the California State Library on why ferrets aren't allowed in CA:
"Three primary points have been raised by the California Department of Fish
and Game in "Department of Fish and Game Ferret Fact Sheet, March 25,
1994."3 Views expressed in this fact sheet may be summarized as follows:4
1.. Ferrets may bite (and perhaps otherwise attack), and may be especially
prone to bite or scratch children and infants.
2.. There is no proven vaccine against rabies in ferrets.
3.. Ferrets may threaten native wildlife"
I don't have an opinion one way or the other. I'm not personally fond of
the little critters since I once had a neighbor with one and it could only
be handled with gloves that the ferret couldn't bite through. Not my idea
of an ideal house pet, but each to his own.
Anita
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