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Sep
23
2006
Ferret fanciers rally -- again -- to legalize their outlawed pets |
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Saturday, 23 September 2006 |
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Ferret fanciers rally -- again -- to legalize their outlawed pets
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Trying to legalize ferrets in California is like being a Chicago Cubs fan -- you get used to losing. Nobody is giving up, though. Much like the doomed baseball team, there is something about the outlawed mammal that inspires perseverance and devotion.
This afternoon, at the Radisson Hotel in Brisbane, ferret fans from around the state will get together for the 2006 Legalize Ferrets Revival -- the latest attempt to come up with a winning strategy for these perennial losers.
"I needed to give the ferret community a sense of enthusiasm after many years of defeats and disappointments," said organizer Pat Wright, founder of Ferrets Anonymous.
However, even he admits they don't have universal appeal. Recommend this article... |
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Sep
23
2006
Don't fear our ferrets, legalize 'em, owners say |
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Saturday, 23 September 2006 |
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Don't fear our ferrets, legalize 'em, owners say |
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Mercury News
There are more than 500,000 outlaws living among us in this state -- and that's just the furry, whiskered, pointy-faced ones.
Are these ferrets not among God's little creatures? Do they not deserve the same legal status as puppies, kitties, rats?
That's the mournful plea that continues yearly from ferret devotees, who yet again have failed to persuade the state Legislature to make California like the other 47 continental states -- a place where ferret lovers can keep their weaselly pals legally.
So now they're considering a statewide ballot measure. Ferrets are worthy pets, advocates will tell voters. They'll insist that ferrets are not biting, potentially destructive beasts that can escape, form wild colonies and despoil native flora and fauna, as opponents say.
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Sep
16
2006
Frisky ferrets fight for freedom |
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Saturday, 16 September 2006 |
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Frisky ferrets fight for freedom |
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| FERRETS FROLIC at a pool party held by the Northern California Ferret Alliance. The pets are legal in every other state in the continental U.S. but are kept “underground” in California by diehard ferret fans. |
Underground pet owners, supporters to gather in Brisbane
By Todd R. Brown , STAFF WRITER
San Mateo County Times:
Article Last Updated: 09/16/2006 07:11:27 AM PDT
BRISBANE — A lifelong apartment-dweller, Lili P. ran the gamut of appropriate pets for limited living space.
Fifteen years, ago, she found her way to ferrets, members of the weasel family. Her latest furry companion is an all-white ferret named Casper.
"I went to Reno. I knew they were illegal. I purchased a ferret at a pet store and I haven't looked back," said Lili, 43, of Brisbane, treasurer of the Northern California Ferret Alliance. "He is just a bundle of joy. He puts a smile on my face when I get home from work.I just only wish that I could take him out."
It's perfectly legal to own a frisky ferret anywhere else in the continental United States. Enter California with one of the cuddly critters, though, and you risk the wrath of wildlife officials who fear a feral ferret outbreak that could imperil native birds and other animals. Recommend this article... |
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Sep
14
2006
Public Log 9.14 |
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Thursday, 14 September 2006 |
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
Daily Herald
FERRET STOLEN-- A ferret was stolen from an Orem pet store Monday.
A man and a woman entered PETCO, at 85 S. State St., and while the woman kept a store employee busy, the man picked up the ferret and left the store.
The employee wrote down the license plate number of their silver-colored Oldsmobile Alero getaway car, but Orem police were unable to match the plate number to any number in the Utah system.
If anyone has any information about a stolen ferret, contact Orem police at 229-7070.
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Sep
10
2006
Ferret owners may ask voters to legalize pets |
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Sunday, 10 September 2006 |
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Ferret owners may ask voters to legalize pets
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BAY AREA: After meeting opposition from state lawmakers, backers consider other avenues
By Denis Cuff
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Rebuffed for another year in their campaign to legalize pet ferrets in California, owners of the furry creatures are debating whether to take their case directly to voters through a ballot initiative.
California's Legislature adjourned last week without passing a bill that would have legalized ferrets if a study concluded the animals do not threaten native species.
The setback was the latest in years of failed attempts to change California's status as the only state in the continental United States that outlaws ferrets. Recommend this article... |
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