This looks pretty sad, and it's horrible that these animals were kept in such conditions.
I have to admit though - it doesn't look all that far off from the conditions cows, pigs, and chickens are kept in for human consumption. Those animals aren't necessarily kept in nurturing, fresh-air, environments all the time. I've seen veal calves being held in physical isolation because allowing them to exercise their muscles results in less tender meat - that must be a pretty crappy existence. And if you want to see rats (not mice), come check out the meat packing district of any major city - you'll see dog sized rats. But anyway, sorry this happened, and hope the ferrets make out well. What happened to the lady raising them - what's her story? Adam. >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 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
