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Mar 05 2008

Haverhill man faces 2

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Tuesday, 04 March 2008
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-------------  Written by: Jim Patten

Haverhill man faces 2

By Jim Patten, Staff Writer
The Eagle Tribune
March 05, 2008

HAVERHILL — He didn't hit the dog or kick the cat.

But a city man threw his wife's pet ferret against the wall during an argument with her, police said. The little animal is OK, but the man faces 2 1/2 years in jail if convicted of animal cruelty — the same jail term he can receive on a charge of assaulting his wife during the argument, police said.

Sgt. John Arahovites said officers were sent to the home of Jeffrey Bodah, 55, of 40 Newcomb St., after dispatchers received a phone call from a woman who sounded like she was being beaten.

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Mar 04 2008

Equal rights

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Monday, 03 March 2008
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Equal rights

March 4, 2008
Macarther Chronicle
  Ferret owners are calling for changes.
. Ferret owners are calling for changes

PET ferrets which escape or are stolen may never be re-united with their owners thanks to a "bureaucratic and uncaring" Campbelltown Council.

Hundreds of pet ferrets across the city will no longer have their owners' details uploaded to a companion animal central log which is used to trace owners when pets are dumped, stolen or missing.

The council is refusing to enter ferret owners' details because it is not legally obliged to under the Companion Animals Act which covers cats and dogs.

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Mar 03 2008

Ferret fanciers fight restrictions

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Sunday, 02 March 2008
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-------------  Written by: Lisa Anderson

Ferret fanciers fight restrictions

March 3, 2008
By Lisa Anderson
Chicago Tribune
  <p>A domesticated ferret, banned -- unfairly, some people contend -- in parts of the nation</p>
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A domesticated ferret, banned -- unfairly, some people contend -- in parts of the nation

About the critters

  • Ferrets, domesticated for more than 2,000 years, are used to hunt rabbits, rid ships of vermin and carry guide wires for cabling through pipes.
  • Male ferrets are called hobs; females, jills; and babies, kits.
  • Of the 6 million U.S. owners of small animals, 8 percent have ferrets.
  • The cost of a ferret averaged $88 in 2006.
  • Ferret owners spend an average of $105 a year on supplies, such as litter and sleeping hammocks; $79 on nonsurgical veterinary expenses; $73 on food; $73 on toys; and $14 on grooming. (Ferrets risk intestinal blockages from ingesting small objects as well as diseases of the adrenal gland and pancreas -- which carry costly treatments.)
  • Hyperactive when awake, a ferret sleeps about 18 hours a day.
  • Average weight at maturity: 1 to 5 pounds.
  • Typical life span: six to 10 years.

Sources: American Ferret Association, 2007-08 survey of pet owners by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association

NEW YORK -- So cute. So cuddly. So illegal.

In an animal-loving nation that spends more than $41 billion a year on its 382 million assorted Marmadukes, Sylvesters, Tweetys, Nemos, Mickeys and Flickas, one popular pet is considered an outlaw in some parts of the country.

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Feb 25 2008

Ferret owners work to make their pets legal

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Sunday, 24 February 2008
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-------------  Written by: LISA ANDERSON

Ferret owners work to make their pets legal

By LISA ANDERSON
Feb. 25, 2008
Sun Herald

NEW YORK --

So cute. So cuddly. So illegal.

In an animal-loving nation that spends more than $41 billion a year on its 382 million assorted Marmadukes, Sylvesters, Tweetys, Nemos, Mickeys and Flickas, one popular pet lurks as an outlaw in parts of the country.

Ferrets, those slinky, mink-y cousins of weasels, badgers, skunks and polecats, amount to fauna non grata in New York City, Salt Lake City and numerous other municipalities, not to mention the states of California and Hawaii and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Who knew? The country's ferret owners are painfully aware of such laws, consider them groundless and continue to fight them. According to estimates from the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, about 500,000 people own some 2 million ferrets. Ferret folks claim the real numbers are much higher. Given the multitude of ferret clubs, ferret-oriented Web sites and frolicsome ferret videos on YouTube, they well may be right.

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Dec 10 2007

The Buzz: Group doesn't weasel out on ferrets

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Sunday, 09 December 2007
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-------------  Written by: Steve Wiegand

The Buzz: Group doesn't weasel out on ferrets

The Sacramento Bee
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Published 12:00 am PST Monday, December 10, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3

Frustrated ferret fans are in a bit of a funk. They love their sleek little pets, which are cousins of the weasel. But while it's legal to own ferrets in 48 other states, they're petus-non-gratis in California, because Fish and Game officials contend they could escape into the wild and threaten native species.

The state's ferret enthusiasts, who own an estimated 100,000 of the critters, despite their illegal status, tried in vain every year from 1994 to 2006 to make 'em legal.

And last March, a Field Poll showed only 38 percent of Californians supported ferret legalization, which killed plans by advocates for an initiative.

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