More About the Ferrets in California

So today I turned on the television and their was a program on called "Extreme Dr. 90210". On there was a girl whose nose and top lip was missing. When she was a child she was attacked by a ferret. She lives in California and has spent the rest of her life, after the incident, lobbying the State of California to keep the law in place wherein it is illegal to own a ferret. Pretty wild stuff I tell you.. pretty wild stuff.

It is snowing outside! It has been snowing since around 10am this morning. It's really beautiful. I had some errands to run this morning and was a bit hesitant because ..... well.. it's snowing. It snowed in Houston yesterday and some of the freeways were closed. Snow can close roads in areas where people aren't use to it. I looked out of the window and saw 2 little old ladies, with their red hats and coats on, walking down the street in the snow like it was no big deal. And I remembered the promise that I made to myself that I would live life normally and not become paralyzed by the snow.

I noticed about a dozen birds sitting on an electrical wire outside in the snow. It was amazing.

Ciao

It's so Weird to See Ferrets Here

So here's the deal... it's illegal to own a ferret in the state of California. This law was enforced in 1933. Rumor is that you can get a permit, however that is only if the ferret is going to be used in a lab or exhibit and then you not only get a permit but the animal gets injected with a lo jack microchip. If your permitted ferret is found anywhere in California, notwithstanding the exhibit or research lab, it will be destroyed.

The Petco here sells them for $129 and they have a live span of about 5 years. They look cute and sweet, don't they?

Ferrets are best described as "cats without attitudes" or "kittens that never grow up". Humm... makes you wonder why such a creature would be considered contraband in California! The California Department of Fish and Game says that they are a wild menace. Apparently they are on the "wild animal" list. The concern is about them attacking people and about them having rabies. Most ferret fans think that they got on the "list" by mistake.

They are also illegal in Hawaii and New York City. I don't know... I am thinking someone should look at the data over the last 76 years and see how many ferret attacks and rabies reports have been filed in the states where ferrets are legal. In 1990 a rabies vaccine was invented for ferrets so that's one less thing these anti-ferret states have to worry about.

Just another thing that I noticed is different here.

Ciao