{"id":124817,"date":"2025-03-18T17:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=124817"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T21:05:56","slug":"california-ferret-advocates-push-forward-support-needed-for-petition-2025-003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/california-ferret-advocates-push-forward-support-needed-for-petition-2025-003\/","title":{"rendered":"California Ferret Advocates Push Forward &#8211; Support Needed for Petition 2025-003!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LA MESA, Calif., March 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Ferret lovers across California and the nation are rallying behind <strong>Petition 2025-003<\/strong>, now officially acknowledged by the <strong>California Fish and Game Commission (FGC)<\/strong>. This petition seeks to <strong>reclassify ferrets as domestic animals<\/strong>, challenging California\u2019s outdated and scientifically unsupported ban, LegalizeFerrets.org announced today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0319-s2p-domestic-ferrets-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Domestic ferrets are pets and don&#039;t exist in the wild\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0319-s2p-domestic-ferrets-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0319-s2p-domestic-ferrets-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0319-s2p-domestic-ferrets-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image caption: Domestic ferrets are pets and don&#8217;t exist in the wild.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite being legal in <strong>48 other states<\/strong>, ferrets remain classified as <strong>wild and detrimental<\/strong> in California\u2014without public input or scientific justification. The Commission is set to <strong>review the petition<\/strong> in its upcoming meetings, and public support is <strong>critical<\/strong> to ensure fair consideration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEY MEETING DATES &amp; HOW TO PARTICIPATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Fish and Game Commission will discuss Petition 2025-003<\/strong> at the following meetings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>April 16-17, 2025<\/strong> | Capitol Event Center, Sacramento, CA<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 11-12, 2025<\/strong> | Sacramento area (Venue TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supporters are encouraged to <strong>attend in person or virtually<\/strong> and to <strong>submit written comments<\/strong> in favor of reclassifying ferrets as domestic animals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO TAKE ACTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>:: Attend the meetings<\/strong> \u2013 Show up in person or participate virtually. Details will be posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/fgc.ca.gov\/Meetings\/2025\">FGC\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>:: Submit public comments<\/strong> \u2013 Email <a href=\"mailto:fgc@fgc.ca.gov\"><strong>fgc@fgc.ca.gov<\/strong><\/a> or mail:<br \/>\n<em>California Fish and Game Commission<\/em><br \/>\n<em>P.O. Box 944209<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sacramento, CA 94244-2090<\/em><\/p>\n<p>:: <strong>Share and spread the word<\/strong> \u2013 Let others know why ferrets deserve fair treatment under the law!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY THIS MATTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFerrets are not wild or dangerous. They\u2019ve been domesticated for thousands of years,\u201d said Pat Wright, founder of LegalizeFerrets.org. \u201cCalifornia\u2019s ban is based on outdated fears, and it\u2019s time to correct this injustice. The Fish and Game Commission is legally obligated under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to provide a fair and transparent review of our petition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>CALL TO ACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a rare and crucial opportunity to <strong>finally bring ferrets into the legal pet category where they belong<\/strong>. California pet lovers, veterinarians, and animal welfare advocates must come together to <strong>ensure the Commission fairly considers Petition 2025-003<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Act Now!<\/strong> The Commission will be reviewing the petition soon\u2014make sure they hear your voice!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay updated &amp; learn more at <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalizeferrets.org\/\"><strong>https:\/\/www.legalizeferrets.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> California (Statewide)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong> Pat Wright, LegalizeFerrets.org, (619) 303-0645, <strong>CLIFFNotes@legalizeferrets.org<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Together, let\u2019s make ferret legalization a reality!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA MESA, Calif., March 18, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Ferret lovers across California and the nation are rallying behind Petition 2025-003, now officially acknowledged by the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC). This petition seeks to reclassify ferrets as domestic animals, challenging California&#8217;s outdated and scientifically unsupported ban, LegalizeFerrets.org announced today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5042,"featured_media":124814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[974,597,10,48,78],"tags":[3629],"class_list":["post-124817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-and-zoos","category-ballots-news","category-california-news","category-government-news","category-san-diego-news","tag-legalize-domestic-ferrets","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4462,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124817"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124820,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124817\/revisions\/124820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}