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MARCH 2009:

Date: March 21, 2009
Location: American Legion - Brea Veterans Club, 735 S. Brea Blvd., Brea, CA 92821

Officer Elections:
President: Lance M. - Orange County Ferrets
Vice President: Kimberly B. - Northern California Ferret Alliance
Secretary: Anita H. - Orange County Ferrets
Treasurer: Claudia T. - San Gabriel Ferrets Anonymous
Membership Chairperson: Laryssa N. - Golden State Ferret Society

Board Members at Large: are now nominated positions drawn from each chapter of FA. One representative from each recognized chapter of Ferrets Anonymous will serve as a Board Member at Large with full voting privileges.

Bylaw Changes: Amendments to the bylaws were passed at the Round Up. The newly amended FA Bylaws will be posted on this website and available for download when added to the current bylaws.

ATTENTION All Chapter heads: Please contact President Lance M. at FAPres@FerretsAnonymous.org or call (949) 303-8481. Please provide contact information & email address for your Representative to the FA Board to be included with our Yahoo Group Discussion Forum. Please note: representatives must be a recognized chapter with required meetings according to the FA bylaws.

June 2008:
Senate Bill 1424 Concern:
A Bill authored by Senator Machado making it easier for the state to ban certain animals caused a proliferation of email early in the week. It all started with this:

Here's a link to the bill:
http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1424_bill_20080527_amended_asm_v98.html

Senator Machado is not a friend of ferrets. He seems to be very interested in Big Agriculture. But all this bill would do is move ferrets from one prohibited list and put them on another. It is a "reorganization of listings" according to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council.

June 2008:
Ferret Confiscated at California Border
I received this email I would like to share with everyone to show the emotional pain we endure because of the ferret ban.

I was returning from a trip to Texas, my mother had gotten me a beautiful 5 month- old sable ferret.

Upon crossing the California border, my Ferret (Jack) was taken from me. My son was in tears and I was dumbstruck! I insisted on seeing the "list" and was surprised to see parakeets and many other common house pets on it. I am dismayed not only for the loss of Jack but more importantly for the loss of personal freedom indicated by this incident. Are we living in the land of the free or a police state? Fish and game has ferrets listed as "wild animals" to my knowledge ferrets have been domestic for over 2,000 years. It is too late for Jack, he is up for adoption in Yuma, Arizona, I do hope and pray for an end to such enviro-gestapo tactics.

Respectfully,
Stephen V.