Please keep us updated on the legal status of the person responsible. Let's try to make sure she receives the death penalty.
- Matthew Small ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:27 PM Subject: Hagerstown Ferret Rescue > As you all know, I have an interest in ferrets. Recently 62 ferrets were > seized from a local breeder who kept these animals in very appalling > conditions. Given the magnitude of this rescue I'm letting all those I know > of the situation and am asking for contributions. > > From one of the organizing groups helping out with the rescue > (http://pooflinger.com/hagerstown/). > -- > This rescue started with five complaints from neighbors about a garage with > a horrible stench, and a severe mouse infestation in the area. Washington > County Animal Control was dispatched, and found a horrible site, a garage > full of filthy, unkept ferrets. They ordered the owner, Di Bachman, to > remove the ferrets, as she was operating a business (Ferretry..selling > ferrets) in a residential neighborhood. > Barbara Clay from Rocky's Ferret Shelter agreed to take the ferrets into > her shelter. > -- > The site also has photos of the rescue and the conditions these poor > animals were in. Fair warning these pictures are graphic. > > The rescue shelters in the area are absolutely overwhelmed by this. The > ferrets are in need of Aleutian disease virus testing, vaccinations against > rabies and distemper, and spaying/neutering. This should cost several > thousand dollars at least. The last large scale rescue like this cost over > $3000 for around 30 ferrets. With over 60 ferrets with the Bachman rescue, > the situation is almost desperate. If you can please send a donation to > Rocky's Ferret Shelter. They have a paypal account > https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=rockysrescue%40juno.com&no_note=1&tax =0¤cy_code=USD > > You can also mail contributions to > > Rocky's Ferret Shelter > PO Box 4040 > Lutherville, Md 21094-4040 > > Many thanks, > > larry > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
