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Ferret people

i watched a show on PBS about people who own ferrets. It was so white trash. I'm going to just say it now, if you own a ferret, you are white trash. I don't even care about offending people, but ferrets are the Dog and Beth of the pet world. The program interviewed a variety of people and talked to them about their ferrets.

Several things:

1. They were talking about what happens when a ferret dies, and how sad they were. Then they started talking about burying them or whatnot. One woman said she is the default person for dead ferret bodies. She stores them up in here freezer till they can get about 25 pounds of dead ferret because they get a better discounton cremation. Then they just give everyone 2tablespoons or so of ashes per dead ferret. This woman just keeps bodies in a deep freezer, that they keep food in, for months.

2. No one just had 1 ferret. No, they all had like 6+ ferrets. You could tell their houses smelled.

3. The end culminated with the people they were featuring taking ferrets to a show. Yes, they show them. And apparently, the big show is in Ohio and it's called the Buckeye Bash. Winning there was a big deal and they all said that not winning just crushed them. I could go on and on about the stuff at the show but then states that 377 ferrets were brought, and 400 ribbons were given out. How anyone couldn't win is beyond me, and if you didn't get a ribbon you should be pretty ashamed.

Re: Ferret people

  • PMeg819PMeg819 member
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  • thatgrrrrlthatgrrrrl member
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    edited December 2011
    Please be remembering our friends (who have moved down a few tiers) who had/have a zillion cats and several ferrets. these are the people who wrote the obituary that read like one that would be for a child....
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  • zsazsa-stlzsazsa-stl member
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    I'm going to go ahead and say that if you have so many ferrets that you have to save up the dead bodies for a bulk discount, you aren't just white trash.  You are bsc.
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  • mattycammattycam member
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    edited December 2011

    I knew a kid when I was in grade 3 who owned one of those! Are Ferrets from the rat family? I can't believe people own more than one!

  • edited December 2011
    ::shudders::

    Part of me was hoping that this post would be about people that were 1/2 human and 1/2 ferret. 
  • *Barbie**Barbie* member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_ferret-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:f7e9c927-aca3-42c0-88d4-8ef3846a1017Post:bf26a0e0-a16c-4504-9324-408af68ce08d">Re: Ferret people</a>:
    [QUOTE]I knew a kid when I was in grade 3 who owned one of those! Are Ferrets from the rat family? I can't believe people own more than one!
    Posted by mattycam[/QUOTE]

    they're related to weasels.
  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited December 2011
    from having a desk @ a CSR job next to 'ferret guy'...you have to own more than 1.
    They are social critters wo go kinda isolation crazy if they don't ahve a 2nd ferret to hang out with.
  • edited December 2011
    I'm sorry, but how are these ferret owners offending you? Do you live with one? Does your neighbor have a herd?

    I think obviously any reality show is going to highlight the extremes. The boring ferret owners who own one or two and keep them well maintained aren't going to be featured. Don't judge all pet owners by a select few (I mean, would you like me to judge all dog or cat owners based on the people who have 10 of them and let them piss all over the house?)

    I am not a ferret owner by any means, but I don't think its right for people to label a large group based on a few isolated extreme cases.

    Good luck, and happy responsible pet owning.
  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_ferret-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:f7e9c927-aca3-42c0-88d4-8ef3846a1017Post:013727c9-8a58-4d40-98f1-070c1b1eb0c1">Re: Ferret people</a>:
    [QUOTE]I'm sorry, but how are these ferret owners offending you? Do you live with one? Does your neighbor have a herd? I think obviously any reality show is going to highlight the extremes. The boring ferret owners who own one or two and keep them well maintained aren't going to be featured. Don't judge all pet owners by a select few (I mean, would you like me to judge all dog or cat owners based on the people who have 10 of them and let them piss all over the house?) I am not a ferret owner by any means, but I don't think its right for people to label a large group based on a few isolated extreme cases. Good luck, and happy responsible pet owning.
    Posted by rkj4832[/QUOTE]
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