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PAT WRIGHT Wishing everyone a Happy Easter.



Hope you save some of those plastic eggs for your ferrets to play with.



Not the chocolate, those are for us! We Will Know Any Day - The Fish and Game Commission's Wildlife Advisory Staff will publish their recommendations to all the business in front of the Commission and put it on their website. Click here and then go to the April 26-27 meeting. Look for a pdf attachment, if it is there hold your breath, say a prayer and see what that recommendation is. Hope it doesn't say "DENY."



When I see it I will put it up all over our social media and website. If it says "Accept" I will ring all the church bells.



How does the Fish and Game Commission feel about our petition asking them to actually issue permits for ferrets?



Well, it is a reasonable request. And they could have killed it from the beginning because we filed it as a "Petition for Regulation Change" and it doesn't change any regulation, it changes their policy against issuing permits for ferrets (except to educational facilities who then have to explain how ferrets breed prolifically in the wild, kill more than they can eat, ad naseum.)

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If you are planning on attending please click on the button to indicate so. The more the better. Unfortunately, I can't tell you what time we will be heard. My fear is if we don't show up they'll do it early. If we do show up in good numbers they'll make us wait all day.



Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91406



We are getting ready to meet the Fish and Game Commission and try to persuade them to once again issue permits for ferrets in California.



Here is a copy of the petition under consideration.



If anyone needs a ride from the San Diego area let me know, I'm leaving at 6 am. Next Ferret Round Up

Finally we have plans. If anyone has suggestions for speakers or programs please let me know and I'll pass it on to the organizers. Mark your calendars! More details to come!



June 3rd Castro valley Moose lodge. 20835 Rutledge road. Castro valley ca 94546. Set up at 10:00 start at 11am till 4pm.

Ferrets in the News



Tasmanian woman trains ferrets as alternatives to service dogs



click here for story



My ferrets should be embarrassed, they don't even use the litter box much



Maybe foreign ferrets are smarter!



RAF airman and his FERRET become the fastest to hike 84 miles across Hadrian's Wall for charity



Read the story here Join the 3000 Club In Conclusion I have to give serious thought to what we are going to say in front of the Fish and Game Commission. It really is in everyone's best interest if people could get a permit for their ferret.



No more animal control at our door!







But if this doesn't work, we're not going anywhere.



Thanks for all the support, and those people who chip in $5 on any given Friday (or more) we can keep this fight going. There is no reason for ferrets to continue to be illegal and we're going to win this one. Just a shame it has taken so long!





Pat Wright

CLIFFNotes@legalizeferrets.org

619-303-0645