With Friends Like This in Nevada

Just arrived in my inbox regarding our Craigslist ads for Reno/Tahoe


You are being flaged because you are being an asshole. First, we Nevadans are sick and tired of you Californians and your ferret drama.

We are sick of groups like yours encouraging people to illegally obtain ferrets from other states and we are sick of our shelters being full because you people break the law. The rescue groups here have plenty to do on their own without being asked to rescue the animals you people keep illegally.

Is the Reno CL for SOME Californians as well? Yes it is, but it is also full of people like me who are sick of your group's name being quoted when we are contacted by some Californian wanting to adopt and put at risk one of our pets.

And guess what? I happen to be a ferret owner, a ferret foster for a rescue group and I happen to know they are not capable of survving in the wild. I am flagging you for being an asshat and encouraging others to break the law.


Johnnie Lohmann
lohmann.johnnie@gmail.com

Fish and Game has been Helpful

OMG, I have to give credit where credit is due and say the Fish and Game Commission has been helpful as we try to move the initial study into a request for the EIR.

Jon Fischer, the acting director of the Fish and Game Commission has been slipping me a little insight. At first I thought he flatly rejected the study but as I learn more I see his initial comments had merit.

The whole process is ridiculous, no other animal has ever required this process.

But Mr. Fischer has told me what to avoid, that the Sierra Club looks for error in procedure, not facts, and that could sink us.

And it has been extremely hard to find someone to guide us throught the buracracy.

I did get a little help from a friend of mine who is an urban planner. I'm not a CEQA expert but I know a lot more than I did.

And it appears I over reacted to the intial disaproval of the report from Fish and Game. I wasn't elected to this post you know... what I lack in knowledge I try to make up for in determination, not always the best formula. But we are going to wrap this up and get these little guys legalized.

Vimeo is much better than YouTube

Youtube has always been great - so many videos to waste time with. Hopefully people will find our one, little video.

But I wanted to put up our other videos. There is a video of Dr Graening at a LegalizeFerrets Revival in 2008 before he started the research project.

And one of Dr Gandofli at the 2010 Legalize Ferrets Revival explaining Adrenal disease and ways to prevent it.

All our videos can be found at http://vimeo.com/user5155833

The Official Request Has Been Made

To Acting Fish and Game Commissioner Jon Fischer

Hello Mr. Fischer –

I called the Fish and Game Commission this morning asking if there was a procedure to request an item be placed on the agenda.

Please consider this the official request.

Based on the April 6th, 2000 meeting, where according to the report submitted by Dr Graening:

The California Fish and Game Commission, As explained at the meeting, a regulatory action by the Commission is considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, which requires the preparation of an environmental document. Therefore, at the conclusion of the public testimony, the Commission directed the Californians for Ferret Legalization, as project proponents, to fund the preparation of the environmental document to assess the potential impact to the environment of this proposed action. The Commission would not be in a position to again consider this matter until such environmental document were prepared.

Since the Document has been prepared and submitted, we are asking the Commission again consider the issue of ferret legalization.

Pat Wright
cell: 619-757-7426
fax: 619-303-0645
pat@pan.sdcoxmail.com