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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Jul
09
2006
Wilder woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty |
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Sunday, 09 July 2006 |
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Wilder woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty
July 9, 2006
The Associated Press
The Times Argus
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A Wilder woman will spend eight days on a prison work crew after pleading guilty to one count of animal cruelty. Michelle Greene, 37, also has been ordered to undergo psychiatric counseling, according to Windsor County Deputy State's Attorney David Cahill. Greene was charged after police found starving dogs, a ferret, guinea pigs and parrots at her home in April. Recommend this article... |
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Jul
03
2006
Ferret fanciers live caged lifestyles |
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Monday, 03 July 2006 |
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Ferret fanciers live caged lifestyles
By Denis Cuff
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
A ferret peers out from an enclosure during a gathering of ferret owners and their pets at Kimberly Bruno's home in Concord. Bruno and other ferret owners are renewing efforts to legalize ownership of the animals in California.
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Kathleen Reardon hid her cuddly, curious and illegal pets for 10 years before burglars kicked down her front door on a cold January night and exposed her to the bite of California's ban on ferrets.
"Don't ask, don't tell" is the hallmark of the state's regulation of the ferret, a smallish otter cousin barred for environmental reasons in California but legal in every other state on the continent.
The burglars unknowingly dragged Reardon across the line.
When police responding to the burglary found nine ferrets nestled in their cages inside her Antioch home, Reardon felt the fear that unites and haunts California's underground culture of ferret owners: the risk of losing her pet family.
Ferret owners say their illegal status has influenced their lifestyles.
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