PetSmart Shopper's, TAKE NOTE!

This was brought to my attention today.
I personally stopped a shopping at "pet" stores ages ago, but if you ever needed a reason not to, here you ago.

The PetSmart Investigation

For years, PetSmart has assured PETA that sick and injured animals in its stores are provided with veterinary care when they need it. We didn't take their word for it. During an undercover investigation at the PetSmart store in Manchester, Connecticut, a store that has a Banfield Hospital right inside it and that PetSmart boasts of as having an "outstanding pet care team" and an "exceptional pet care record," PETA documented more than 100 small animals—including hamsters, domestic rats, lizards, chinchillas, and birds—deprived of effective veterinary care and slowly dying, out of customers' sight.

Full article HERE.

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16th BiAnnual Championship Show

The 16th BiAnnual Championship Show of the JFA has been announced! More information should be forthcoming on February 11th. For now, this is what we know:

DATE: 4/01/2007
PLACE: Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture, about one hour 30 minutes south of Tokyo by bullet train.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://ferret.gr.jp/
Japanese Only. Leave a comment here if you have particular questions about it.

IMPROVEMENTS I HOPE TO SEE AT THIS SHOW:
1) Not keeping the Jills and the Hobs in the same ring. The poor fuzzies are stressed enough already without that.
2) Better teeth care: Dental Health impacts the overall health of your fuzzy. Poorly kept teeth invite numerous diseases. The condition of the teeth were unbelievably awful considering how basic and easy a part of daily routine it can be.
3) More aggressive treatment for Adrenal disease: There were way too many balding tails last year.

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Happy Year of the Boar!!

Delicious, delicious boar. No match for a fuzz. ~.^

Anyway, a new year should mean new things and it does!!
Our three main announcements are....

International Ferret Congress has announced the location and details for the 2007 conference!

TIME & PLACE:
June 22-24, 2007
Sheraton Portland Airport
Portland, OR

OVERVIEW:
Most medical topics will be on Saturday for which a single-day registration is available. Confirmed vet speakers include Dr. Susan Brown, Dr. Mark Burgess and Dr. Katrina Ramsell. CE credits pending for the vet talks.
Friday and Sunday will include general topics. Confirmed speakers include Bob Church, Travis Liveiri and Susann Thiel.

DETAILS:
visit their home page here for up-to-date information.
Registration and payment in full due June 1, 2007.

Presenting the International Ferret Congress - A

Earlier this year, the (in?)famous Shirley Hewitt announced the long-awaited opening of the IFC sister chapter, IFCA - International Ferret Congress Australia.
YAY!!! About time we got something in this corner of the world!!
Their new site is still under-construction, but she has announced that they plan to have their first IFC event in 2008.
I don't know about you, but I can't wait to peek into her ferret resort she foolishly calls her home. ^.^

A New Site Dedicated to Ferret Research: Ferret Knots

Ferret Knots is group of interested people looking to apply maths in the quest to find solutions to the problems of veterinary science. Historically, a majority of applied mathematics has been used to study human aliments; we wish now to turn our focus to other equally worthy endeavors - our companion animals.

Our goal is to provide a better quality of life for animal companions, specifically Mustela putorius furo - the domesticated ferret - through advances in disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

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Thanks for being patient during the move and upgrades. Stay-tuned for more exciting information. The JFA has its National Spring Championship in April!

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