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<<First Name>> <<Last Name>> <<Custom1>> <<Custom2>> Success! We were successful at Thursday's Fish and Game Commission to reconsider ferret legalization. But wait, there's more! About 25 ferret lovers showed up on Thursday to the Fish and Game Commission meeting trying to push our Petition for Regulation change (to legalize ferrets) to get a "grant further consideration" instead of the staff's recommendation to "deny."



We were very well prepared. Professional signs, we had our own camera man and I brought all the documentation for our Environmental Report, which the Commission staff just seemed to ignore.



I gave my presentation and started with the report, why was it ignored? The Commissioners looked a little puzzled and said "go on."



Dr Gandolfi put a lit polish on the presentation. PIJAC, the Pet Industry Association sent their lobbyist. A few other people spoke on how great their ferrets were.



At the end the Commissioners said it was the first time they'd seen our reports. Huh? They needed time to look it over. They will do so and bring the issue up at their next meeting.



After the meeting one of the staff came up to me, apologized profusely and said when my email with the report as an attachment was forwarded around, the attachment didn't make it. She explained they're all kind of new and still getting into the swing of things.



We will have the video we made of the event up at the end of the week and it will be included in next week's CLIFFNotes.



So What Come's Next?



Their next meeting is October 19-20, 2016, Red Lion Hotel, 1929 4th Street, Eureka, CA 95501. I bet we will be on the agenda on October 20th.



We need to launch a massive letter writing campaign, continue to get more signatures on our Change.org petition.



And what about a mini Ferret Round Up the evening of October 19th at that hotel?



Would some of the Oregon ferret people like to come down? Will they address the Fish and Game Commission about the joys of legal ferrets in their state?



I have also invited another speaker. Governor Bill Weld who was the last Governor to legalize ferrets in his state of Massachusetts in 1995. He wrote a letter to Governor Schwarzenegger asking our then governor to sign the ferret legalization bill, which he vetoed in 1995. He is not running for vice president on the Libertarian ticket, so I think this would be good publicity for him as well.



I think it would be wonderful to have the last governor to legalize ferrets in Massachusetts address the California Fish and Game Commission and recommend they do the same in California.



So let's get ready for the next meeting and blow their socks off! Who's with me?



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I have heard two reports of people being scammed with ferrets for sale on the Internet. Hard to believe.



The first person realized it was a scam and wasn’t out any money.



The second person, a member, is out $150 by responding to an on PetClassified.us, according to the ad send to me. That website isn’t up. I think they also advertise on Craigslist.



There were plenty of warning signs. The ferrets are from Cameroon. I don’t think our victim knows where Cameroon is. They would only accept Money gram. And you can’t ship ferrets in to California.



Ouch – so sorry to hear this. Please either go to Las Vegas, I love I have heard two reports of people being scammed with ferrets for sale on the Internet. Hard to believe.The first person realized it was a scam and wasn’t out any money.The second person, a member, is out $150 by responding to an on PetClassified.us, according to the ad send to me. That website isn’t up. I think they also advertise on Craigslist.There were plenty of warning signs. The ferrets are from Cameroon. I don’t think our victim knows where Cameroon is. They would only accept Money gram. And you can’t ship ferrets in to California.Ouch – so sorry to hear this. Please either go to Las Vegas, I love Pet Kingdom 2000 – or wait several months when you can buy a ferret at a California pet store! We're Close to 2500 Signatures!



Keep it going.