Comments on: Ferrets? How many live in California?

By: thebizofknowledge

thebizofknowledge — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:08:52 +0000

I stumbled across your blog while I was doing some online research. I actually didn’t realize that ferrets are illegal to own in California; is there a reason behind this, considering all the other states that allow them?

By: twosdogbarking

twosdogbarking — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 15:50:19 +0000

I was driving from Arizona into California. Border security stopped me at the state border and asked me if I had any of the listed contraband on the sign. “No,” I said, “just a trunkload of ferrets.”

The guy smiled and waved me through.

By: kay

kay — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:50:50 +0000

Hey! Just saw a link to this from my personalized “ferret” category search on my google homepage! (http://google.com/ig) in case anyone wants one for themselves!
Anyways, lots of people aren’t aware that in the “Capitol of the Free World” (ahem!) known as Washington, DC (where my 3 fuzzbutts hide, named, glacier, sneakers and nova) we provide endless opportunities for the world at large to make immense fun of america’s hypocritical nature by not only of course allowing TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION for any DC residents since although we are larger than 3 other individual states in population [which all have 2 senators and a congressperson], WE HAVE NO SENATORS and our single congresswoman is NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE HER VOTE COUNT … BUT … on top of this fun Washington, DC also still is so moronic as to outlaw ferrets! As if there were any green space left in DC for anything left to survive much less ferrets who die in a day from dehydration! Why not do the same for cats since they CAN actually survive as “feral city cats” instead of immediately perishing if they suddenly find themselves escaped out of a caring and knowledgable home!

UGH! The worst part about it all is in DC, we have the wonderful benefit of meeting lots of people in daily life from all over the world, but this becomes torture as each one finds such things like these out and then gets to act all high and mighty!

Ah well!
–Kay in Washington, DC

ps. on a more positive note, in recent years our dc government systems have improved to become actually decent in many ways and even responsive so if even a small number of citizens collected together, I’m pretty sure we could get this stupidity changed unlike I hear is likely for you all in CA. But of course which of these “residents” are going to risk their own fuzzes’ welfares in this era of government abuses? You never know what kind of crazy person has exactly what power and even when it is over-ruled later, it could be too late! I wonder how they did it in NY! hum…

By: b. jones

b. jones — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:08:43 +0000

I am glad to see you doing this…my fear is that so many ferret persons are terrified of losing thier ferrets that they will be afraid to do this. Please all ferrets out there, respond with your name and the names of the other ferrets living with you. You don’t even need to mention your peoples names and you can just name california if you are uncomfortable with giving your city, just make yourselves counted. effers, writing in for possum, mason, wally, ricky, lucy, turo and caponi.

By: Lili P.

Lili P. — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:17:06 +0000

Than you, Gary, for starting this poll! Its time for all ferret owners in California to stand up and me counted!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:31:48 +0000

Hi Gary,
We couldn’t figure out your email address so we will stand counted here for your survey. We are Bandit, Buddy and Bindi and we live in the Central Valley (our hoomin won’t let us say what city on a public forum). Our hoomin is doing a college research paper about us so she would like to know if you are going to post your survey results?

By: Carl & Swiffer

Carl & Swiffer — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:01:42 +0000

Hi Gary! We are two cute, friendly and lovable ferrets who live in Miami, FL… our hoomum told us that we have lots of cousins in CA, but that we mustn’t tell anyone where they live.

Carl & Swiffer

By: ferret lover

ferret lover — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:18:33 +0000

thanks for the help in educating the general public about our little guys plight