Originally posted by lhg0962:
Not being a ferret person, myself, I am curious, Paul, as to why they would be "illegal". I have read the posts, and unless I missed something, I have yet to figure out what is wrong with them.
Of course, I have every other pet known to man (that is an exaggeration), with dogs, cats, hamsters and hermit crabs. I'm just curious as to what is the big deal of owning ferrets that would cause them to be outlawed. Educate me, please.
In California, ferrets were mistakenly put on the list for wild animals (they are domestic). The California Dept of Fish & Game also spread the propaganda that ferrets are dangerous animals and cite a few cases where babies were bitten by ferrets. All those cases involve not only parently neglect and abuse of the pets, but of the children, too. The rate of bites and deaths by dogs so far outweigh ferrets that it is ridiculous.

The fact remains, you don't leave an infant (or any young child) alone with ANY animal. Use your common sense.

The CA F&G also state that ferrets will form feral colonies and destroy the natural species of birds, etc. in California. Sorry, but again, there are NO feral colonies of ferrets anywhere in the United States. All reported sightings have been proven false.

Those are the main ones, I'm sure someone from California will be able to fill you in on anything I've left out.

Mary


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Mary McCarty-Houser, Director
Pennsylvania Ferret Rescue Association of Centre County
www.ferretrescue.com