2007 - Year of the Ferret
Kick Off Rally!

Monday, January 1st, 2007 starting at noon at Lake Balboa Park, 6300 Balboa Blvd in Van Nuys.

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The January 1st rally in Van Nuys was great fun and a great success in that it brought ferret people together and we are coming to the conclusion that working together we just might be able to achieve our goals – ferret legalization.

More than 50 people gathered at the intersection of Balboa and Burbank Blvd to kick off the Year of the Ferret. Denise R and Christina J played the role of our ferret and stopped traffic. Why is a 5’ ferret holding a sign reading “Not Fish… Not Game… House Pet!”?

Sherri D along with Denise and Christina played the parts of Keystone Cops chasing our poor ferret up and down the sidewalk.

Lance M was our Governor Schwarzenegger impersonator collecting play money from the crowd – completely oblivious to our plight.

Actor Ed Gale was terrific, made a terrific plea for legalizing ferrets in California “for the little guy” and concluded the day signing autographs.

KABC radio and television covered the rally as did KFI Radio. We were unable to contact the Los Angeles Times or the Los Angeles Associated Press office. I spoke to them on the phone and emailed them the press release as they advised, but they never opened the email.

After doing this for 20 years – 2007 will be our year. The next step is the Field Poll. When it is done and it shows what I expect, 60%+ public support for legalizing ferrets, this issue is going to bust wide open.

Thank you to everyone who participated. You made a difference!

Pat Wright

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Ed Gale signing autograph	Ed Gale being interviewed
Traffic stopper	Legalize Ferrets Banner

Special Celebrity Appearance by Ed Gale. We are very grateful to Mr. Gale for lending his support! More details to follow! For more information on Ed, please go to www.edgale.com

Ed Gale has appeared in over 130 Television Shows, Films, and Commercials to date; playing some of Hollywood's most famous (and infamous) characters such as "Howard" in the movie HOWARD THE DUCK; "Chucky" in CHILD's PLAY 1, CHILD's PLAY 2, and the BRIDE OF CHUCKY; "Birdie the Early Bird" in one of the very few McDonald's commercials in which "Birdie" actually FLEW; "Tasha" (the baby dinosaur in the ABC Saturday morning kids show THE NEW LAND OF THE LOST; and the "White House Mole" in THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE.

Other popular films to Ed Gale's credit include; BILL & TED's BOGUS JOURNEY, MOM & DAD SAVE THE WORLD, and the Christmas Holiday Hit: the POLAR EXPRESS.
Out of Costume, Ed has played some rather notable "human" roles as well; "Hank Tarver" (THE DISTRICT), "Oscar" (3rd ROCK from the SUN), "Stan" (SANTA, JR.), "Benson" (CALL ME CLAUS), "Mr. Larry Briggs" (THE HUGHLEY's), "Jimmy" (JUST SHOOT ME), and "Baby Jesus" (GROUNDED FOR LIFE).

Ed is probably most recognized for his roles as "Simon McKay" (BAYWATCH) and as the "Little Man" (O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?)
Ed has starred, co-starred, & guest starred along side of some of the biggest names in Hollywood, the likes of which include: Lea Thompson, Kym Whitley, John Candy, Mel Brooks, Keanu Reeves, Catherine Hicks, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Ray Liotta, Charlton Heston, Billy Bob Thornton, Jeffrey Jones, Teri Garr, Hal Sparks, Holly Robinson-Peet, Caroline Rhea, and many, many more!

Ed Gale is no stranger to Television Commercials either, pitching such products as: Burger King, Toys R US, Cingular Wireless, Best Buy, Progressive Insurance, Nike, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (with Fabio), Kinko's, Twisted Metal 4, Taco Bell, Polaroid Cameras, Snapple, McDonald's, Holiday Inn, Nissan Cars (Japan) , California Eggs, & Sony Video. (Just to name a few)

Ed moved to California after graduating high-school (Plainwell, Michigan) to pursue his dreams of being not a "star", but a steady working Hollywood "actor". His very FIRST experience in the "biz" was auditioning for and subsequently winning the lead role of HOWARD THE DUCK. Initially he was told "you are too tall" (he keeps that letter readily available in his living-room and often refers to it with a humble smile).

Early in his career, Ed performed many of his own stunts such as being run over by a Big Rig, Flying on wires, Fight scenes, Being Tossed, Thrown and Dropped great distances, and Crashing through the windshield of a moving vehicle. However, his most impressive stunts just might be his FULL BODY BURNS in CHILD's PLAY 1 and his FULL BODY BURN while FLYING on WIRES in LEPRECHAUN 3.