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I hate marshals so much!!!!! It’s just so sad 😞
Same
Me too
I worked 4 a company who built 3 barns for them.
I hated every moment I was there and told my boss. I rather not be there, send me someplace else. Another job site please
Were you aware of the horrors of Marshall Farms? Also sorry about the bad video quality gahh
I enjoy what you do and hope your ok during these hard times
Why are they aloud to sell ferrets then!!!!!!!!!!!
There so awful
Pazuandfriends What would happen if the president ended the mills?
I LOVE U SO MUCH u have helped me and my new ferret a tremendous amount 🥺🙂
This literally makes me sick. I love ferrets and other animals so much. Why people torture these innocent and beautiful animals is beyond me. This needs to be put to an end. I hope this is being spread for awareness.
Why hasn’t the government shut them down yet!!! This is just cruel and inhuman!!!
I agree with you so much
Because they want money
they wont close them down for the same reason they wont ban exotic pets like big cats or primates because it makes almost as much money as drugs and gun running in the us
THEY NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW this is prety messed up
Then why not get humans to volunteer to do the work that needs to be done for research . . . let them know you are available to volunteer for the betterment of the human race.
The Marshall company needs to shut down period.
I don’t understand how marshall farms are still legal
Money they give the government under the gize of funding
Because the allegations are mostly that; allegations.
It doesn't fit her narrative but yea.
Because they keep a tight lid on their conditions, and pet stores are a convenience when it comes to getting animals. It's quicker than going to a private breeder or finding a rescue center, and most people don't actually do any research like they should before trying to take care of an animal. There's basically no pushback other than from animal rights groups because they're the only ones who have bothered to look into it.
$$$$$$ they pay off the puppet masters aka Govt.
This made me cry so many times, it’s not even funny
im so sorry for making you cry!!
Pazuandfriends it’s ok😂 I can tell you put so much work into this video because I’m not a person that cries easily, Good Work👍
I’m here for the good tea! Let’s expose them good
Ferrets of the Galaxy tea is spilt hahah 😅
It ain't tea, it's F A C T S
YEA EXPOSED
I cried so many times. When I got my ferret I wasn't aware that ferrets were even in shelters and that Marshall farms was such an awful place. Thank you for sharing so more people can stop supporting such an awful mill.
I have said it before, and will say it again: Danish ferret breeders will happily ship kits to the US. It happens pretty much every year. We do not have commercial ferret breeders in DK. It's very rare to find ferrets in Pet stores. We have several well established and repuatable breeders. My breeder (who's also one of my very best friends) sends kits to countries all around Europe every year, and have even send a few to the US before. It's expensive. Yes. But it's a much better alternative than Marshalls.
I wonder the cost of that. I would like a happy healthy baby in the future and I would like to know where to get them from.
Ah yes, give your friend(s) money instead.
No bias there.
I would love to know who to contact about getting ferrets into the US. Every breeder ive talked to so far in Europe will not ship to the US
There is a breeder in Kentucky. They will ship them anywhere in the US.
For a basic well bred ferrets + shipping is about $1000.
Angoras and hybrid are a few hundred more.
Not bad in my option
I started watching this video but stopped in the middle because it’s just so horrible and it’s just sad
this is just utterly depressing. it is so disgusting that they do this, and also that the are allowed to. tbh i think im kinda lucky that i live in the uk, and im also kinda proud of my country for not letting marshall farms build one of their facilities here :)
They sadly do own a large testing beagle facility in the UK !:(
@@Pazuandfriends omg I didn't know that! :( it's so sad how they've spread across the entire world, seriously harming animals of many kinds, and nobody's saying anything about it?? Like really now, i hoped more people would know about this, but marshall's are so good at keeping secrets :((
@@Pazuandfriends i dont understand why anyone would ever want to torture defenseless and innocent animals its disgusting
They do have a factory in the UK. As we breed our own though 100% of ferrets are sent to laboratories. They also breed beagles, mongrels, rodents, pigs and I vaguely think Monkeys.
the last time i was this early corona was just a drink 😂
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I- *-breaks corona bottle because of coronavirus-*
Last I was this early tier 5 didn't exist 😂
BAHAHHAHA
i don’t get how they continue to do this. Who is responsible for letting them continue! This is obviously abuse. Am i missing something? Like what do they have to do to get shut down? What is worse than an animal living in its feces, being tested, being drugged, being dissected, and being bred and ripped from there moms or babies? These people are absolutely disgusting i’m so glad you addressed this topic i truly believe they should be stopped. I am horrified. 😕
Honestly Bryn, in my opinion this is your best video so far. I teared up 14 minutes in when you were comparing puppy mills to ferret mills because you're so right. I'm glad that you could make this video to make your opinions so clear and firm and I agree with you completely on everything you said. I'll be using this video as my #1 resource for when I'm trying to talk to people about why petstore ferrets are so bad. I want to do my own research on the Canadian ferret mills, but we often get Marshall Ferrets here too (my room mate's ferret is a Marshall). Thank you so much for making this video.
Tysm for making this video I’ve been wanting to learn sm on this subject!
I cried after this😭😭😭
Emily Gregory me too tbh
Pazuandfriends same
Omg me too :(
This makes me sick. I will inform my dad to not buy me pet store ferrets.
(I sent this video to my friends)
wow! i’m getting my ferrets off marshals! i never new!
You are or you were?🤔🧐😂jk jk jk
I'm so happy your teaching people about this. I know for a fact that you have improved so many ferrets lives. Keep being amazing. I love your channel so much. I could watch it all day. Now that we're in quarantine I've been able to watch so many videos!
THANK YOU! Thank you for sharing the horrors of Marshall farms. I didn't even know that the corruption, abuse and neglect ran that deep. Now that I know, I will never ever even consider buying a ferret or any product from Marshall's. If only I had known before...
My mother had recently surprised me with ferrets and had already bought all the suff that we needed to take are of them, all of the stuff was from Marshall Farms, including the ferrets themselves. I am so glad that I found this video, I sent my parents the link and we have decided not to buy any product from Marshall Farms ever again thanks to you and this video. Thank you so much for spreading awareness of this!!
That is what I am going to do is totally never buy another thing with thier name on it and just learn from this experience
I am taking this video to that pet store tommorrow
I work at a Petco and im the main caretaker of our animals and i dont even wanna sell ferrets[which we dont] i just try to help people understand the ferrets they have and i direct them to your channel. I try to inform them about ferret rescues. Also we spoil and to the best of our ability find a good home and ensure they get what the animal needs in order to thrive. Thank you for this video.
Exactly!! It makes me very upset people are accusing pet store employees of killing pets that don’t sell.
@@Pazuandfriends At my store if the animal is there for a long time one of the employees actually will buy them and let them live out their life spoiled. I love my coworkers because we all have much love and respect for animals.
I also work at Petco and we truly care for all our animals. We rarely sell ferrets because a lot of people have surrender them back to us because of their health issues. I myself took in a ferret that was surrendered and she’s my melody and did so much research on how to care for her. Marshalll farms should be shut down.
I had to pick my ferret up and just give her a squeeze after watching this video to reassure her she will never go through anything like this ever again. I did not know about this company being this way and unfortunately while doing my research before getting a ferret like you stated there is not a lot of the bad information out about Marshall’s. I just got my ferret a little over a month now and this is the first time I’ve heard about the 2 blue dots in the right ear paused the video and took a look and my baby ferret has them!😢 So sickening how ANYONE could do such a thing. Thankyou for your information I am now subscribed!
Sending this to my parents to make them feel bad lmao. I told them I wanted mine from a shelter, not a pet store. They went and sneak bought them from a pet store (idk why ???). Love my boys but still mad about it.
When you're an adult and can afford it, you can get all the shelter animals you want. I own 5 and would not buy a child a shelter ferret. too many behavioral problems. If it's your first and only ferret, that is not the way to go for someone with no ferret experience. See my post above about my rescue ferret. It took more than 2 months with the help of my 4 other ferrets to socialize her. It can't imagine how long it would have taken if she was the first and only one.
The ferrets in shelters are most likely Marshall ferrets. They are the ONLY legal breeders in North America. Unless someone is smuggling ferrets into America and secretly breeding. It’s a Marshall ferret. :((They have monopolized the market.
I sent it to my dad too 🥺
@@mrs.alexander3528 I literally rescue and rehab problem dogs and cats constantly, a ferret is but the same. I'd never get just one ferret either. I was ready for shelter ferret. I'm getting two shelter ferrets in a few months. Don't assume because of my age you know what I am and am not ready for 👍
@@mateolemaster3686 There a quite a few legal ferret breeder bud. They're just not by the dozen like cat or dog breeders.
Oh yeah mr crabs
edit: Jokes aside, this actually made me cry :(
xxcreatures I’m sorry! It made me cry too.
This is so sad, pets deserve better, pets are not food, they are not any test pets like at all. Marshall needs to shut down and every Marshall companies around the globe need to shut down because this is so cruel and stores need to stop selling the Marshall products. Also I need help on kibble food, I’m getting a ferret soon and I don’t know what kibble to feed it. I know ur not a fan of kibble but I need help on finding a brand. Also your channel deserves more subscribers and more love, you really helped me out on what not to buy and what to buy, you absolutely need to be heard because ALOT of people keep buying the Marshall products. I love your channel, your content, and your ferrets🥺I hope you see this comment :)
Hello Bryn I am 13 years old and have wanted a ferret for 5 years and I am on a budget so what meats would you recommend from the grocery store because I’m planning to get a ferret in May
You have to have enough money, there is no on budget, you have to give your ferret a good life and you have to be financially stable
Caroline Sloan I understand that but I have been saving money for 5 years and would like to know if I can get a raw diet from the grocery store and if not I will feed freeze dried raw
Hannah Michelle TV Hi! If you have questions about raw feeding there’s a discord that Bryn runs it’s in the description also her program for mentoring! I don’t feed raw but I highly suggest that if you don’t have a constant income flow from a job etc... then to hold off until you have one. If you are still interested in ferrets you can check out any of the pervious mentioned places and the discord always has people happy to help!
Hannah Michelle TV you most likely can.
ferrets need to eat, bone, organs, and heart in order to have a balanced helathy diet. you cannot just grab ground beef and chicken breast from the store. your ferret would be malnourished and could get very sick. at that point you would be better off feeding kibble because at least then your ferret would have a balanced diet. most grocery stores do not sell bones, organ & heart because humans do not consume those parts of the animal. & as said before there is no “on budget” for ferrets, they are very expensive animals. $1,000 startup cost with the cage, toys, grooming supplies, hammocks, beds, ect. their food if it’s kibble or raw is also an expensive constant cost. don’t get ferrets unless you are financially stable.
I love your videos you and all your fuzzies soo much♥️ This was a really informative video as always and you teach me so many new things everyday.... right now I’m saving up for a ferret, I have a long way to go but am going to stay positive! I was also wondering (if you have not already) if you could make a video of how to clean a cage. This video is so upsetting and yet so interesting, I hope every single animal from Marshall farms will be alright eventually.
OMG! I brought my Ferret last month from Petco and he came from Marshall. I didn't register him...nor do I buy Marshall products.But I had no idea.Thank you so much for sharing this. I feel so bad.
Sorry for disliking the video i was seeing if you could dislike and like at the same time
this video made me cry. Not only bc of the farms, but bc I found out my ferret is from Marshall farms. She has 2 blue dots on her right ear and I thought it was a cute little birth mark but now that I know this, it’s making me cry 😭
Thank you so much. The FurFaces thank you too. Sending so much love!! (When you said "double tattoo" on the ear, I confirmed and had a weird "It's a small world" feeling)
hi! i really want to adopt a ferret but im out of the house for 10 hours on weekdays and i will only be able to let them out for 4-6 on weekdays (even though i’ll be able to take them out almost all day on weekends). should i still consider getting a ferret?
You have to think, if you were a ferret and only got let out 4 hours a day. If they Were an only ferret they would have a very high risk of getting depressed, but even with a playmate(s), that amount of time is pretty low, so if you can, try to fit in more time for you fuzzy(s)
Daniella Krasney ok ty!💖
Jade Castro np😄
Jade Castro I would just wait until you have way more time on your hands! They need lots of attention
4-6 hours is not enough for ferrets. You might have to give them lots of free roam time (about 7-8 hours minimum) or they will be depressed and might show cage rage which can cause aggression. If you can’t provide lots of time, rethink about getting ferrets. Hope this helped! :)
THANK YOU! GREAT INFO! I AM A FERRET OWNER. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING MY FERRET FOOD FROM MARSHALL TO EPIGEN 90, WYSONG FOR BOTH MY BOYS!
the intro is literally me with my ferrets all the time
Watching this breaks my heart! I'm getting a pair of farrets Sunday, and I've been doing tons of research. I will not be buying ferrets from a pet store but from a well known breeder where I live. Your videos have been such a huge help!
And yet petsmart and petco still sell Marshall ferrets.. this is madness! How is this company still running! 😳
How are they still open 😢 we gotta do something abt this
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Currently I own 2 Marshall ferrets and I just feel so terribly bad for my babies because yes I knew that they get pulled away from their mama when they’re too young but I never knew the abuse that came along with it.
I’ve heard about this before and it’s so sad 😭 thank you so much for spreading awareness 🙏
OK so i have a question that i NEED answered: don't you wanna get a pet from a pet store so they don't have to be taken back to the Marshall farms or being put down because they are not getting sold? or is that what happens?
She explains that in the video! :)
That's not what happens. I've worked at petco and petsmart. They keep them till someone buys them. It'd be way too expensive to ship animals back to their breeder, let alone to a huge company such as Marshall farms. The Pet store already purchased them, so after that transaction you sign a contact that says the breeder is no longer held responsible for anything that happens with the animals.
@@prichelly220 thank you i was reall wondering what happened to them! :)
I bought my Marshall ferrets before knowing this. I wasn’t even planning on buying anything, just took the kids to the pet store for fun and left with two ferrets. 😂
Thank you for both the information on Marshall as well as the info on ferrets in your description box. As a zoologist, I just want to thank you for educating your audience. You are wonderful and I appreciate all the work you are doing to make the world a better place.
The really disappointing thing about this is, the only way to stop this, is pet stores quit selling Marshall products, and people stop buying them. I will NOT buy any Marshall products when I get my ferrets. If only more people knew to stop buying Marshall products. (My friend said she wants to capture all the animals and adopt them)
the worst part is the almost rip between buying them to save them from this crap, or not buy them and stop it altogether. obviously I'd choose the second option, but it's a little hard to leave them behind
very eye opening, I didn't know half of this, thank you for making this vid!
When I was watching more of your videos, I was thinking of getting ferrets from petco, but when I saw this video, I decided that I'm going to get one from a shelter no matter what. Thank you
I have a ferret as well named Loki I adopted last year, and I am currently writing a paper on Marshalls and the cruelty that they make their animals go through. thank you so much for your awesome video as I will definitely be using it as a part of my research!
Jesus Christ we pet owners are so blind to reality, this is great video making people more aware of the cruel reality of how some humans use animals for their own gain. This research that you have been doin should not go to waste it’s good on you and your viewers, good goin Brynn.
This is just descusting. I thank you for making this video to inform everyone. I am actually so angry at the marshals but we can’t really do anything about it.
This hurts my heart :( I have a rat and a dog and their both rescues and need special care. and it hurts my heart that people would do this to those cute babies
Thank you sooooo much for having the guts and courage to enlighten so many and be able to talk about this atrocious neglect, abuse and frankly torture. Animals ask for soooo little, innocent, caring and countless times they have saved human lives. Government still hasnt protected them against harm. Laws are flimsy and soft on crime, disgusting. I wish more people were like you. Animal people and of course Animals are simply the BEST
I have no idea how this company continues with it's family friendly persona. Just like with puppy mills, if everybody knew the truth about them nobody would support them!
Thanks for the video, they’re very informative & factual. I just got a ferret for my daughter after hers passed away 8&1/2 years old. The experience in #Petco was atrocious. The cage was dirty & there was stool around their butts. We went to a local privately owned store & “Pumpkin” turned to be from Marshall.
He was much cleaner with a seemingly better disposition. I do appreciate the videos & never realized the extent of Marshall. I’ll keep watching these videos & putting in work; I thing Pumpkin🎃🐾will be ok!
After doing Rescue and adopting Ferrets for nearly 25 years, I learned fast that when one saw the dreaded double dot ear Tattoo in a ferrets ear ( 90% have it ) meant that in short order, they would suffer many terrible illnesses ( due to the inbreeding ) such as Adrenal disease, insulinoma etc. Sometime a younger ferret ( as young as 2 or 3 ) would show the signs and virtually all older ferrets ( 5 & up ) would... And often, some of the medicines were very pricey! And there never seemed to be enough Veterinarians who were very familiar with ferrets. I remember one who moments after she walked into the examination room asked, 'Does it BITE!!? I promptly grabbed the patient and walked out. While you did as good a job as you could with this video- all the blame shouldn't be directed at the big breeders. People... cause more suffering to their pets ( often unintentionally ) because no matter how much they ( think ) they know about them.. more often than not.. they're woefully lacking. Ferrets ( in my opinion ) should NOT be owned by most people. Why? Because they're EXTREMELY delicate! They're easily injured ( especially their spines and their eyes ) even simply by bouncing the ferret around ( as your doing by way of example ) by those who do so roughly.. often dropping the poor animal. Older ferrets should never be handled this way. One must remember that a month to a ferret equals a year. 12 months equals 12 years. A 5 year old ferret in ferret years is 60. After that age? Especially by age 6 ( 72 ) for a ferret.. a month is like 15 months and they age fast. REAL fast. Nobody ever mentions that ferrets catch human colds. Just a bad cold ( never mind a flu ) will make a ferret stop eating.. A day without eating ( 24-hr.s ) is like a week for us. The ferret can get ulcerations in their stomach from acid ( they have VERY strong stomach acids ) and unless you have the patience, and know how to make the famous 'Duck Soup' to hand feed them ( including in the middle of the night )... the ferret can suffer much- and die. Ferrets are sensitive to bright light and loud noise. GREAT suffering if they're owned by 'party people' ( half of human kind right there. Heat ( over 80 ) and cold ( under 45* affects them adversely, so take your ferret outside on a cold day or hot & muggy summer day and make them suffer. They are no longer 'hearty' polecats as it's all been beaten/bred out of them. They should NEVER be 'shampooed'... PERIOD. Do you shampoo your cat? A ferrets skin dries out from shampooing which makes them NATURALLY secrete oil that can make them smell faintly musky but it lasts for hours or days. So just keep 'shampooing' your ferret. They clean themselves like cats. And virtually ALL of the ferret treats ( sold in most pet stores ) are a death sentence over time. I found all this out the first decade. I never give them 'tap water' because the amount of chemicals they put in ( our city has one of the highest levels of FLOURIDE in the U.S. ) which stays in our ( their ) systems and does long term damage. I have seen a marked increase in the health, longetivity and happiness in many ferrets the last 15 years by changing these things I've just mentioned. And lastly? They NEED to move. 250 to 275 heartbeats a minute.. a high level of energy that MUST be burned off ( when the ferret feels like it-NOT when people want to wake them up to play! ) Years ago.. Ferrets I had were secluded to one or two rooms ( with 'outings into a WELL ferret proofed home for an hour or more ) One last note.. The only times my ferrets go 'out' is to the Vet ( monthly checkups because they're also prone to cancers like lymphoma ) and so often people give me that ( pardon me ) idiotic grin- then say the 'magic words' I used to know someone who had a ferret.. or I used to have a ferret.. Within 60 seconds I realize from brief conversation.. they ( nor their buddies ) know or knew ANYTHING about ferrets, except they found them 'amusing' ( when it suited them ) then dumped it when it got injured or sick.. My current vet ( who I try to work closely with ) has broken ground the last 12 years in the treatment of ferret illnesses & diseases..
This is utterly disgusting. Marshalls makes me sick, thanks for the truth. Also where should we buy our ferrets from?
I just wish more people would see this
You changed my mind so much thank you so much!! 😭😭
Noooo I didn’t get the notification.
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this is disgusting!! we need to shut them down!!!
I am so,so glad that I came across your video. I will NEVER buy anything Marshall’s. They need closed down asap. No ands ifs or buts. Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. Peace. This breaks my heart Marshall’s.
When your early but don't know what to comment😂 But I still can't believe Marshalls would do that💔
The fact that the government hasn’t shut testing facilities like these is just disgusting. This is horrible for the animals overall and it’s very cruel :(
my first ferret was a marshall’s ferret, never making that mistake again. i’m getting another ferret for christmas and they will be from a shelter near me, y’all please if you can adopt
Hey brynn what ana amazing video on not getting Marshall
I had no clue, I have 3 myself. Thank you for posting this.
Shared this video with my boyfriend and grandma!
I feel so bad not only for the ferrets but for all the animals that are being mistreated
I just wish that these places were never allowed.
I saw this too late. I bought two ferrets just this morning from the pet supermarket. I had gone to a breeder but he was backed up and had a long waiting list. Oh well I got two adorable animals for which I plan to take extra care of them. They both seem healthy and happy so far.
But at least I know for future buys and recommendations.
Wow I’m so glad I found about this video! I just got my ferret recently and will no long be buying Marshall products. Thank you for making and uploading this video!!
I haven't gotten my ferret yet but I have done millions of research so I know floofnoodle abuse when I see it.
My boy is from Marshall’s and he had ear mites, I feel so bad for supporting Marshall’s, but never again! I will NEVER buy anything from Marshall’s anymore.
Hey. I work in a pet store, we are considering pulling their products from our shelves and our supplier is asking for information about them to evaluate if they should even supply the product. Do you have any other information about Marshall's? I'd love to present it to them and hopefully have them stop carrying it. You found way more information then I did! This was great.
Thank you for informing me! And those pictures of the ferrets that you took are SUPER cute!!!
this is so extremely sad :( i can’t believe people have the heart to do these things to innocent little babies 🥺 and and your voice is sooooo soothing it made me sleepy :>>
Great info. Thank you so much!
Yes they got booted out Italy and now are set up at MBR ACRES, HUNTINGTON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK. please ,CAMP BEAGLE ,needs your help ,they took 7 impeX death vans to torture toxicology labs this week !! Full of puppies , CAMP BEAGLE, Facebook 🙏 thank you for your report and all of what you are doing . Blessings .
Love the beginning of the video!! 💕
It's a nice thought that Petco employees wouldn't abuse animals because it's illegal and wouldn't be allowed to happen. I've read many stories from ex-employees and it seems that while some stores have a whole team of employees that do their best and get sick animals care, others choose to hide sick animals away in the back while they delay or just refuse to treat them, until they "pull through or die", as one put it. I could see an employee at one of these stores where animals don't get treated just killing off sick ones. Cooperate NEEDS to monitor for this kind of thing and fire people when necessary, by what I've heard. And for anyone who's not aware, all their animals except for their cats and dogs, which come from shelters, come from places like (possibly worse than) Marshall's. Reptiles, rodents, birds- just look up "Petco supplier abuse" videos and you'll never want to buy one there again.
I'm really glad I found this video. This is important information that needs to be spread!
Here's the thing though- I CANNOT SHOW THIS VIDEO TO MY MOM CAUSE SHE CANNOT STAND YOU... Reason being because you zoom in and out constantly for no reason- I personally can... Mostly ingore it. But it's something you might want to consider stoping. It only harms the quality of your videos. Not improving them- (At all)
When I was 16 I almost bought a Marshall ferret at a pet store, and now 7 years later I’m adopting my first ferret this Saturday from a shelter. And in preparation I’ve been watching so many ferret videos. now knowing how bad Marshall’s is, I’m so glad that Marshall’s had a recall on ferrets and they haven’t been in pet stores in months, other wise I would have probably bought a ferret with out knowing!
that's so disgusting I never knew how bad it was. I'm so confused why this isn't completely shut down
Wish I watched this before getting my ferrets. But I truly love them
yet people still defend the pet store saying that they still need a home
Hello, I worked at Marshalls for many years. Some of what you said is absolutely correct, some is exaggerated and some is just factually incorrect. Some random thoughts:
I believe Marshall's is the largest producer of ferrets in the world, not just usa. I think we were selling around 150k a year.
Gilman started out breeding ferrets for hunting rabbits as they would "ferret" them out of their holes then he started selling the surplus. He and his wife Ina were very nice people and treated their employees very well. Due to the high taxes, there are very few jobs in rural NY so many people worked here out of necessity. Gilman took good care of his employees and made millionaires via a generous retirement. Wayne country employment options are basically Marshall Farms, the school or an apple farm (we are one of the countries largest supplier of apples)
We didn't really do much research at the facility, we mostly sold the animals to labs that did. Many of our clients were colleges, so thats where some of your tuition is going.
We had lots of vets from around there world, many from Cornell, working on the genetics. They are much better than you'd find from a mom and pop breeder, this is a smear campaign as is much of the content referenced in the bio. When the animal liberation front started breaking in in the early 2000s they took pictures of ferret cages crusted with feces. This was just wet food which is blended on prem and dispensed to the cages.
The mice and flies were a constant battle. You need proper ventilation for the buildings to prevent ammonia buildup, but this would invite these pests. We kept alternating mice poisons which would kill the majority of the mice, but then a few immune ones would make immune babies. I think we ran out of new poisons to try and that marshall mice are the most immune in the world. Same with flies, we had industrial bug zappers, but when there is that much food around it was impossible to totally eliminate them.
Occasionally a ferret or dog would get loose, but this was fairly rare, and it wasn't like there were multiple animals loose all the time. Usually someone didn't shut a cage correctly after animal socialization.
The vets had zero patience for mistreatment of animals. Any rough handling reported would be addressed quickly (unless you were related to certain higher ups, at which point you'd just keep getting different managerial jobs)
Marshalls was on good relations with the local municipals. They donated lots of money to build parks and hospital wings. The police did keep an eye around the area. I will say, the State Police that arrested the Shark guys flying the drone 100% broke the law and violated the 4th amendment rights of the drone operators. There are many good cops in the area, but those smug buttheads should have been sent back to the academy and NY should have paid a hefty fine.
Marshalls and animal testing in general is a complex issue. If you want it to go away, you have 2 options. Refuse medical treatment that was tested on animals, like children cancer treatments, or come up with a way to prove treatments are safe in a way that doesn't use animals.
Also, I don't think they do cats anymore because they were too susceptible to disease. When we used to do them, if one got sick, you could lose a whole barn. Maybe that has changed now. Dunno
I got my ferret Ozzie from Petco. I was aware of the risk of having a store bought ferret but I felt for him and wanted to take him home. But during me meeting him I questioned about his diet and origin. Petco employee claimed that marshal farms stopped inbreeding sense 2020 and he only can eat the marshals crunchy food not raw diet, also claimed he was 3 months old or older when he got his vaccines, was neutered, and descented. He died a year later from Insulinoma cancer and turned out he was 1 to 2 months old and 3 days when he got his procedures done and by the time I had him for months, I found that marshals never stopped inbreeding and I was lied to about raw diet not being better then marshals crunchy food. These companies are just cruel.
Great video!
Ferrets that aren’t sold are sent back to Marshals Farms and they are euthanized there. It’s not in their interest to keep a ferret that can’t breed.
I know this from rescues. They are constantly trying to pay ‘ransom’ so the animals do not get sent back. Also the way they are kept in stores is unsafe.
The people working in the pet stores are much kinder than Marshals farms is. But they are a business and need not to loose money. Anyhow we’ve had endless fundraisers so save a sick ferret at a pet store. It’s a balance to try to save the ferret and not promote the selling of ferrets by Marshals. Rescues try to negotiate a reduced price. They are doing their best. Many are saving lab ferrets now.
I love the rescues, I am disturbed by the cruelty of mill breeding of animals. When I was a child their were mills breeding cats and dogs and you’d find them at pet stores for sale. Just like that stopped over time I believe one day there will be no live animals sold in pet stores. Instead we will see the reaching out to rescues for bringing animals for adoption at pet stores.
And for pets like ferrets we’ll see a rise in private breeders as they exist in the UK and other places. There are a couple in the US too. But they aren’t active right now.
A healthy ferret lives longer is more ferrety is that makes sense? And you don’t have to live in dread of adrenal disease, lymphoma, and insulinoma, etc which Marshall’s hasn’t bred out of the ferrets they sell. I have purchased products but never a ferret from Marshall’s. I rehomed and rescued because while I didn’t have the info what I saw as a child made me aware what having cute babies year round likely means, though I was hoping I was wrong.
If anyone wants to look into it their used to be another ferret breeder: triple K. They were pretty much shut down because advocates infiltrated and videotaped the cruelty that was going on. That led to Marshals adding layers of security to protect AGAINST animal advocacy.
It’s all so sad.
You can help by contacting rescues for information you can give to pet stores about the correct way to house ferrets. (No care fresh bedding for many reasons). They should have hammocks and low dust litter. At home use bowls instead of water bottles. Ferrets aren’t meant to drink from them unless they are being transported. Fresh water be creative about messes with food or water - put in a heavy bowl and put that bowl in a pyrex or other heavy pan, if you have water digging or playing ferrets.
Fabric bedding/towels/baby blankets are best and a low step in litter box. They need 3+ hours out of cage time. For mental health and enrichment. Joint ferret groups on social media for ideas and advice.
Learning and spreading the word like this video does lead to change. 🙂♥️
I got my first ferret last year, I had no idea Marshall was that horrible. Petco told me to buy all Marshall products to keep my health warranty.
This made me cry especially with the picture of the rabbits and other stuff but I know that pic was nothing compared to how it looks like I don’t know how people could be this cruel when you said don’t shop at Marshall farms I didn’t know it meant all of this thank you for letting me know I and appreciate your hard work stay safe - Troy Draper
You have Marshall ferrets yet are TOTALLY trying to make me feel guilty for RESCUING two Marshall ferrets that other people had no ability or frankly a right to own. I support my local pet store, I PURCHASED one from my local pet store, but took IN as rescues TWO from my pet store because they couldn’t place them and knew I often take in rescues depending on the circumstances. You said at the end that your ferrets ARE Marshall ferrets. Why didn’t YOU buy them from a breeder? The fact is that there are VERY FEW IF ANY ferret breeders in MOST places (there are a few here and there) and sadly for those who are unfortunate to live in a place that DOES NOT have a breeder, the ONLY option is TO BUY a Marshall ferret because as you stated that’s where they will come from. Are you implying that if you don’t have a breeder in your area you shouldn’t be a ferret owner?
Is there a place I can sign a petition to shut down this place?
I just bought a ferret from Marshall’s . He has a little break in his tail and he has hip issues. Just bought him. He shakes with everybody and is scared. He was so scared he went after my forearm. When I called the petco told me they are just scared and like a cat. I owned a ferret for over a year no issues. This one lived a life of hell and I wish he could speak.
i can't believe that they abuse animals and i am crushed that they also abuse carpet sharks
it really sucks i hate them so much
I love your content, i had no idea about Marshall products until i saw your videos. Thank you thank you thank you. Like seriously, i cant believe i ever bought anything from them knowing all of this now.
Great video. Thanks for all the information! I hope to adopt a third ferret when this corona ends.
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video 😩 great info !!! ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 very well put together. I hate marshalls so much more people need to know about this 🥺🥺
I just recently found your channel because I was looking into getting a ferret because my mother, sister, and I have wanted one. I'm honestly grateful for people like you. I had no idea about marshal farms. I typically only get certain things from pet stores and now I know not to get marshal items. What they do is terrible, but thank you for telling the truth about this. So going to adopt instead of buy from a pet store❤❤❤❤❤
my sweet little fluff puff came from marshal farms and passed away at 4.. totally unexpected, and a really vicious form of cancer. took my dad forever to find it on google, but something in marshals breeding is making this more common and it’s so terrible.
l rescued at Marshalls ferret from Petco. At that point l had 4 ferrets and wasn't looking for another, but every time l went into the store to buy food, there was this single ferret. l was told it had been there for 10 months and it hadn't sold because of biting. There were going to ship it back. In my mind, that was a death sentence. The only use for a spayed ferret would be to sell it to a lab for coronavirus lab testing. I bought her and it's taken over 2 1/2 months to get the biting down. She will now nip occasionally but no more latching on and ripping flesh. Now, l can't take credit for the change......that belongs to my other 4 ferrets who she lives with. The new one started learning from her atrium-mates. They are not caged. They live in a large atrium with lots of room to run and play. They can be together or get away from each other. She was so lonely......she spent the first month sleeping in the center of the ferret pile. But she learned from watching her companions deal with me and then she got introduced to my dogs and cat and interestingly enough....she's never bitten any of them. I can now hold Valentine (that was when she was supposed to be shipped back) and pet and play with her with only an occasional nip.
I did not know any of this I should have done my research the minute I decided on getting a ferret I only learned basic stuff about him and I assumed the food and all the ferret products at petco were safe because I didn’t think they would be sold if it was dangerous for a ferret. I also didn’t know I was supporting a cruel and horrible mill by buying all that from petco. But anyways can the ferret food from Marshall’s really kill a ferret if that’s the only food they ate everyday? My baby boy Remy who was almost 2 years old died a few days ago because of the Urinary Tract Stones disease. I bought him at Pet smart back in 2019 and I have been feeding him the Marshall ferret food ever since I got him. My vet tried to save him by removing as many stones last Friday when I took him for emergency care because he started to act not himself and I could tell he was in pain and something was wrong but he had too many Stones and he died halfway through surgery which broke my heart and I’m so angry and upset about him dying at a young age because I loved him so much he was my son. Well I believe it’s Marshall’s fault and my fault for not doing research from the beginning and protecting him from these types of illnesses. My vet said it may and may not have been a reason but the ferret food from Marshall are not as healthy and safe as you would think it is for your ferret. Also I learned that ferrets hide their symptoms very well and once they show it it means it might be too late for them.
I just recently bought a 10 week old ferret from my local PetCo store and the seller said he was born at a Marshall’s Ferrer Farm facility. Is it normal for Marshall ferrets to be so tiny? Most ferrets at 10 weeks are not as small as mine is