The all new California Fish and Game Commission heard our request for a petition for regulation change at their August 25th Meeting.
We went in apprehensive and a bit confused because the staff had recommended against proceeding. Why on earth would they recommend a denial, and say we didn’t produce a report that was given to them?
Unlike our previous encounters with Fish and Game Commissioners, this Commission seemed genuinely interested in everyone who came forward. They used to play on their phones, totally ignore us and make us feel most unwelcome and intrusive.
After the presentation one of the staff came up and apologized profusely. The report which we are basing everything on was in an email attachment. When the email was forwarded they didn’t include the attachment, so our Environmental Report was not included in their decision.
The Commission voted to reconsider their request at the next meeting,
October 19th and 20th (Wednesday and Thursday)
Red Lion Hotel, 1929 4th Street, Eureka
We are going to try to have a mini-ferret round up on the evening of the 19th and get as many people as possible to the Fish and Game Meeting on October 20th. We imagine we will be towards the end of the day again.
Stay tuned for details.
Hi i vote yes to legalize Ferrets. I believe Cats are more destructive on the environment. As for Arnold S. He was our worst governor.
I’ve been hoping to get a couple ferrets but the fear of getting them taken away has stopped me. I really hope we finally get them legalized so that no one should fear their friends being confiscated. Hoping for future happy and safe ferrets for all of Cali! Good luck!! <3
I recently moved to Irvine from Connecticut where my beautiful ferret, Pepper, lives now with my parents. I was fortunate enough to let her stay with them, but it’s only been 3 weeks here and I miss her so terribly. She is my Emotional Support Animal and just because of some stupid outdated law, I can’t rely on that support to help me adjust to this new setting and lifestyle that is so alien to me still. This law NEEDS to change for the wellbeing of both ferrets and their owners. Keeping the ban upheld is essentially ignoring the importance of our mental health and that is a whole other issue that I will not allow to be left unaddressed. You can expect me at that next meeting on Oct. 20 to give my two cents.
I really hope that ferrets become legalized here in California. I’ve had ferrets my whole life while I was living in Oregon and they were absolutely the most amazing animals I’ve ever had. I miss having them so much and the moment they could be bought here I would get one. I just love the little carpet sharks and ferrets are so utterly domestic that the idea of them getting into the wild and causing destruction is silly. I have a friend who has a ferret that won’t even help with his mouse problem during the winter, they’re not a wildlife danger. There aren’t even reports of them ever being one.