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Mar
20
2008
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Woman sells chip on eBay to help ferret |
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Thursday, 20 March 2008 |
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Woman sells chip on eBay to help ferret |
UPI
March 20, 2008
Tinley Park, Ill -- A woman in Tinley Park, Ill., is selling an
Illinois-shaped potato chip on
eBay after she read about two Virginia sisters doing the same with
a cornflake.
Erin Morris is auctioning off an Illinois-shaped Lay's Classic potato
chip in an effort to raise money for
treatment her pet ferret's adrenal disease, the Chicago Daily Southtown
reported Thursday.
She reportedly noticed her unusual chip Tuesday while eating a
sandwich and reading about Melissa and Emily McIntire, who auctioned
their Illinois-shaped cornflake.
"I noticed one of the chips in my hand looked familiar," Morris
said. "I flipped, flipped, flipped (through the newspaper pages).
I thought, 'Hey, my chip looks like Illinois, too!' "
The chip's highest bid is $6.50 on eBay and
the auction will end March 29.
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Feb
26
2008
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Ferrets are fabulous |
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Tuesday, 26 February 2008 |
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Ferrets are fabulous |
February 26, 2008
By HANNAH TUSSING / Pulse Correspondent
Herald-Mail
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Beka Jenkins, 15, cuddles Josie, her pet ferret,
during a quiet moment.(Hannah Tussing/Pulse correspondent) |
This is the fourth story in a series on unusual pets and their teen
owners. The series will be available at HMpulse.com.
What do Queen Elizabeth I, James “Scotty” Doohan (“Star
Trek” actor) and a Hagerstown homeschooler have in common? They
all owned ferrets.
Ferrets are sometimes mistakenly labeled as rodents, but this is far
from the truth. Ferrets are in the weasel family, closely related to
skunks, ermines and mink.
Ferrets are also meat eaters, bred in England to “flush” rabbits
out of their holes and also to prey on mice and rats.
Ferrets are lively, energetic pets, great for all ages. Well, maybe
not all ages, according to Beka Jenkins, 15.
“I wouldn’t recommend them to elderly or people with small
children,” commented Beka. She said ferrets are full of energy,
and to fully enjoy them, you have to get down on the floor and make
sure the ferret isn’t hurting itself.
Bending down to grab a disobeying ferret is not something an older
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Feb
24
2008
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Ferret facts |
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 |
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Ferret facts |
Sources:
APPMA’s 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey; American Ferret Association
February 24, 2008
Chicago Tribune
•Ferrets, domesticated for more than 2,000 years,
have been used to hunt rabbits, rid ships of vermin and carry guide wires
for cabling through pipes.
•Of the nation's 6 million owners of small animals, 8 percent own ferrets.
•On average, ferret owners annually spend: $79 on non-surgical vet expenses;
$14 on grooming; $105 on supplies, such as litter and sleeping hammocks; $73
on food; and $73 on toys.
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Jan
30
2008
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Hundreds of ferrets, other animals found dead and alive in Beach home |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
------------- US News
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Hundreds of ferrets, other animals found dead
and alive in Beach home |
By Jennifer
Jiggetts
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| One of ferrets being housed at the Virginia Beach SPCA, which usually
doesn't accept ferrets but made an exception due to the magnitude
of the crisis. (L. Todd Spencer | The Virginian-Pilot) |
The
Virginian-Pilot
January 30, 2008
(Click Here to view news video)
VIRGINIA BEACH
Authorities removed about 200 animals - nearly half of them dead
in freezers - from a home in the 200 block of N. Lynnhaven Road early
Tuesday, police said.
Animal Control agents, responding to a complaint of ferrets living
in poor conditions, found more than 100 ferrets, a dog, a bird and
three cats "living in deplorable, unsanitary and crowded conditions," according
to Margie Long, a police spokeswoman.
Most of the animals were suffering from dehydration and malnutrition,
she added.
Carcasses of a rat, cat, otter and 89 ferrets were found in freezers
in the home and garage, according to Long. Recommend this article... |
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Jan
30
2008
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Friend of Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty Talks to Newschannel 3 |
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Wednesday, 30 January 2008 |
------------- US News
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Friend of Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty Talks to Newschannel 3 |
Jan 30, 2008
WTKR Newschannel
3 (This article references what occurred in this article. Tom Kasner, It's a Ferret Life) All Donna wanted to do is defend her friend, Elaine Mccraig, who's
been charged with animal cruelty. She says her friend had good intentions,
but just didn't ask for help.
Donna says, her friend was actually rescuing ferrets, taking in old
and sick ones when their owners had given up. That's why many people
like Donna asked her for advice.
Donna says, "she was able to tell me what I
needed to know because I hadn't a clue on how to take care of a ferret.
I found out so much; how to feed them, let them play, what to watch
out for, and what to do when they're sick."
News of Mccraig's ordeal, still brings her to tears.
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