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Mar 20 2008
Woman sells chip on eBay to help ferret Print E-mail
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
Ferrets are fabulous Print E-mail
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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-------------  Written by: HANNAH TUSSING

Ferrets are fabulous

February 26, 2008
By HANNAH TUSSING / Pulse Correspondent
Herald-Mail

  Beka Jenkins, 15, cuddles Josie, her pet ferret, during a quiet moment.
  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 person or a small child could handle.

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Feb 24 2008
Ferret facts Print E-mail
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
Hundreds of ferrets, other animals found dead and alive in Beach home Print E-mail
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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-------------  Written by: Jennifer Jiggetts

Hundreds of ferrets, other animals found dead and alive in Beach home

By Jennifer Jiggetts
ferret
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

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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. 

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Jan 30 2008
Friend of Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty Talks to Newschannel 3 Print E-mail
Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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-------------  Written by: WTKR Newschannel 3

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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