The latest from LegalizeFerrets.org View this email in your browser Vol 10 No 44 - November 1st, 2015

<<First Name>> <<Last Name>> <<Custom1>> <<Custom2>> Frustrations and a Little Success This Week



This has been the week of frustrations. Last week at this time my computer had no WiFi and no one could figure out why not. More on that later.



This weekend has seen its share of frustrations, and I will unload, but this photo just came in: In one sense, the Petition Drive has already been successful because ferret people are out there. We're supposed to be invisible. My appreciation to the Golden State Ferret Society, so far they have turned in 1,005 signatures. And these two photos were posted on Friday: Thank you Laura, Megan, Monica (finally got your name right!) and Michael for all the hard work in LA. Now, the Frustrations Part! Our checks to the mailing house for the petition mailing didn't arrive so our mail is sitting there. Ugh, I think the postal service can sense if an envelope has a check in it, so they can delay it. I'm really anxious to get that mailing out! (We are mailing out 4,800 petitions, all our US addresses, where we have an address.)



I paid a surprise visit to the Rancho San Diego Veterinary Hospital in El Cajon to see if they had any petitions for me and give them a lawn sign. I called them earlier, made them the "ferret friendly vet of the day" (and they got 600 "Likes") and mailed over petitions with the request they put them out. But when I got there the office manager said they did get the petitions, no signatures, they're not out. At which point smoke started coming out of my ears. Quite a sight I'm sure.



The Rancho San Diego Veterinary Hospital is highly regarded by many. They've been treating ferrets before there was a Ferrets Anonymous. Yes, I'm demanding - but can't you at least pass the petitions around to staff and your ferret customers? I was/am very disappointed.



Since I'm on a rant... I took my dogs to their former veterinarian, the Pet Hospital of La Mesa. I asked the receptionists if they'd sign my ferret legalization petition. One pulled up her nose and said "ferrets?, No!" and the other held up her hands in front of her face and said "no."



These are veterinarians. They should know better and be compassionate. I told them "I think we'll find another vet" and stormed out. I hear all sorts of ridiculous stuff about ferrets and I just let it pass. But I expect better from veterinarians.



Darn, I have plenty more to vent about, but enough already!



The ferret friendly vets in San Diego who have petitions out are



Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital

Turquoise Street Animal Hospital

Cote Animal Hospital

Speaking of veterinarians or any place of business. if you need a lawn sign, petitions or literature let me know. I'll have it in the mail to you. Send me a photo of your business with any petitioning picture and I'll put it on the front page of our website for at least a day. Gold Stars to the PetSmart in El Cajon



I was expecting to have a petition table outside the El Cajon PetSmart this weekend. I called and spoke to the manager on duty and couldn't get permission but I told them we'd be there.



The one person who volunteered to help cancelled that morning. It was 90 degrees. So I said the heck with it. But I went to that PetSmart as I had to buy pet supplies. I brought my petition to get a few signatures and was told "you should speak to our manager - he'll support you!"



And sure enough, he had a ferret on his name badge. He couldn't have been nicer and explained, which I already knew, PetSmart can't give permission for us be there on the store level. And of course PetSmart corporate never returns phone calls. So I have an "under the table" arrangement. No we don't have permission, but wink wink we won't be kicked out either.



I got his picture, with permission that shows his name badge, but he asked I not publish it.



PetSmart needs more managers like this. The El Cajon store is my favorite pet store.



If I am all alone I will be there next weekend until I get 200 signatures. I could really use some help. If you are in the area, can you spare three hours to talk ferrets and collect signatures? It's November 1st - Did you Order your Ferret Calendar?