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Updates
To The Website
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| 12/31/04 | - Removed links to fundraising products (T-shirts, tote bags etc.) |
| 10/21/04 |
- Updated
link on "Ferret Meetup" page. |
| 4/9/04 | - Added Lori
Malizia to "Thank You"s -Long overdue! - Fixed some outdated info. |
| 4/8/04 |
- Removed
"Under Construction" notices. |
| 1/18/04 | - Uploaded new NYCFerrets.Com title logo and corner graphic |
| 1/17/04 |
- Moved NYCFerrets.Com
to a new webhost. |
| 10/20/03 | - Added information
about NYC Council Member candidates for 11/4/03 elections - Added Ferret Meetup information to the "current news" page |
| 10/16/03 |
- Added information
on New York City Ferret Meetups
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| 4/21/03 | - Changed iGive listing (at iGive site) to "NYCFerrets.Com (c/o Melissa Blake)" to enable us to cash checks issued by them. It's a clumsy way to list "NYCFerrets.Com" but it's the only way iGive will include a human name on the check for check cashing purposes. |
| 4/14/03 | - Added information to the ferret vaccinations page |
| 4/13/03 | - Minor updates throughout the site |
| 4/8/03 | - Updated some Council Member addresses on the who to write page. |
| 2/17/03 |
- Rabies vaccinations for ferrets are the law in New York State |
| 2/12/03 | - FerretFaces.Com
donates calendars for each NYC Council Member - California requests YOUR help! (Links to additional information were added later in the day) -Added 2 more CA info links to links page -Added The Ferret Store to list of iGive stores -Updated Council Member Addresses on who to write page |
| 11/5/02 | - A problem with submitting forms (for joining the email lists and for submitting vets and pet stores) has been fixed. |
| 10/30/02 | - Added information
about "legalization packet" project to legalization
efforts page - Removed the words "Limited Edition" from License Plate Frame information since it will now be available all year round. - Added information about raising money for ferret legalization efforts in NYC while shopping during the holiday season. - Updated general information throughout the site - Added "hover" effects for links. |
| 10/11/02 | - Updated links to NYPIRG's Council Finder on the "Legalization Efforts" and "Join our email list" pages. |
| 8/9/02 | - Added L.I.F.E Fact Sheet on Ferret vs Dog bites. |
| 7/29/02 | - Added a page to address commonly asked questions and misconceptions about the relationship between the Domesticated Ferret and the Black Footed Ferret. |
| 6/21/02 | - Lawsuit Update |
| 6/16/02 |
- Added a
brief update on legalization efforts. |
| 4/12/02 | - Removed
the voice mail number from the Contact Us page. We think you should know why we no longer have a voicemail number. Onebox built its successful business by advertising free voicemail service forever. They stated that no matter what paid services were offered, there would always be a free basic service available as well. Now that their business has taken off, they are discarding all the people who helped their company grow by going back on that promise and no longer offering a free basic service of any kind. We understand that many companies offer free services and later add fees. But no other company has ever gone to the lengths that Onebox did to falsely promise and assure their clients that they could depend on there always being a free basic service no matter what. We encourage everybody to think twice about how Onebox treats its customers before using any of their services in the future. |
| 3/23/02 | - Updated Council Member Jennings' address on the who to write page. |
| 2/4/02 | - Gifford
Miller is the New Speaker for the City Council! - Updated holiday related material throughout the site. - Added some code to hopefully make the website more "Search Engine friendly." |
| 12/19/01 | - Since the
number one purpose of this site has always been to provide accurate up to
date information to NYC Ferret owners about the NYC ferret ban, we've finally
moved NYCFerrets.Com to a new, more reliable webhosting company. In short,
what that means is that the website should work better from now on! AOL
(where the site was before) was giving too many "error", "please
reload", and "server busy" messages which made it very difficult
for people to access the website on a consistent basis. Now that we've moved
to a new provider (same address though "www.NYCFerrets.Com")
the site should be relatively hassel free and more accessible to more users
on a more consistent basis. - A re-direct page has been put up at the old AOL address with a form for people to let us know how they arrived at the old address. Hopefully this will help us update everybody who isn't using the "www.NYCFerrets.Com" address yet. - New email address: Our email address has changed to: - A few minor changes were made as a result of moving the site (Moving the Counter to the main page, splitting the "join our email list" info into 2 pages etc.) but everything else should look the same. |
| 12/2/01 | - Added "A website visitor reported that Mr. Vallone Jr. is "Pro Ferret"" to Who to write page. |
| 11/30/01 | - Added more
information about iGive to the fundraising
page - Fixed the link to iGive so we can now earn $1 for each person who makes a purchase through an iGive link within 45 days of joining. - Fixed a few "typos" throughout. |
| 11/28/01 |
- Support
the stores and businesses that have supported our NYC Ferret legalization
efforts when you do your holiday shopping! |
| 11/5/01 |
- Added endorsement
for Mark Green as Mayor to the Candidates page. |
| 10/31/01 | - Added a couple of paragraphs to Candidates page re: neither choice for Mayor looking particularly promising without further information. |
| 10/28/01 |
- Updated
NYC Election and candidate information throughout the site and removed
old links |
| 9/5/01 | - Added ferret friendly candidates for districts 6 and 51 based on information provided by visitors to the website. |
| 8/19/01 | - Added shorter opening page with "ferret fact" and link to "Current News" so site will load faster. |
| 8/15/01 |
- Big HUGE
overhaul of the website. |
| 8/7/01 | - Buy a T-shirt and help support Kathryn Freed's campaign for NYC Public Advocate! |
| 7/15/01 | - Buy a T-shirt and help raise money for NYC Ferrets! |
| 6/20/01 | - Unfortunately, ferrets will not be legalized this time around... |
| 6/7/01 |
- The
City Council has until June 20th to override the Mayor's veto, if
they choose to. |
| 5/21/01 | - Mayor Giuliani Vetoed the Ferret Bill |
| 5/20/01 | - Write to the Council Members who ABSTAINED or MISSED THE VOTE. |
| 5/16/01 | - The Mayor's Public Hearing is Monday May 21st, at 11am. |
| 5/15/01 | - Write to the Council Members who voted NO at the May 9th vote and find out why some of them voted the way that they did. |
| 5/12/01 | -
NEWS RELEASE: Freed Thanks Full Council For Supporting Bill - Changed Email link for Mayor. |
| 5/11/01 | - Write
Thank You letters to Freed and Vallone. - More information added about the May 9th vote including who voted yes, and what they said at the vote! |
| 5/10/01 | -Write
and call the Mayor TODAY and ask him to sign Intro 627-A into law. - New Form Letters and Postcards for the mayor added - "Urgent" request for stamps removed -Thank you to all who responded. We have enough for right now, but we can always use more. |
| 5/9/01 | -Intro 627-A PASSED the Full City Council Vote -but there's still a lot of work to do. Right now, there aren't enough votes to override a potential Mayoral veto. |
| 4/27/01 | - Intro
627-A will go to the FULL City Council for the FINAL VOTE on May 9th 2001. - Posted revised version of the bill (Intro 627-A as opposed to the original version Intro 627) - Updated flyer. - Form Letter and Postcard templates added (see link above for May 9th vote) - Request for STAMPS to help get the mailing out. - Minor changes throughout the site with regards to the above. |
| 4/19/01 | - Today The
City Council Health Committee
voted in favor of legalizing ferrets. - Various changes made throughout the site with regards to today's vote. - The people to write at this time are your Local City Council Members. |
| 4/17/01 | - Added info for those planning to attend the City Council Health Committee vote on April 19th. |
| 4/2/01 | - Our bill
has been scheduled for a vote before the Health Committee on Thursday
April 19th. - Updated address for making contributions to Kathryn Freed's Public Advocacy Campaign. - Some small changes in graphics. |
| 1/27/01 | - Slight change to page 1 of the flyer clarifying what links on the Council Website will help people find out who their Council Member is. The 3rd to last line on page 1 of the flyer is the only change. |
| 1/24/01 |
- New Flyers
Added. Make sure you're distributing the latest copy! |
| 1/4/01 | - Fundraiser
for Kathryn Freed on January 8th - Separated "donation info" for Kathryn Freed's Campaign to its own page and included more information on how and why your contribution to her Public Advocate 2001 Campaign may be quadrupled! |
| 12/23/00 | - Added info
about December 18th
Public Hearing - Changed information in "Help Us Get the Word Out" section to reflect that we are currently out of wallet-sized cards, but still need names of ferret vets and pet stores as well as volunteers to keep in touch with them. |
| 12/16/00 | - Removed
outdated material re: Fundraiser for Kathryn Freed - Added Last Minute Reminders re: Public Hearing on Monday |
| 12/12/00 | - Assignment #3 added: Write to the members of the Health Committee |
| 12/9/00 | - Fundraiser
for Kathryn Freed on December 13th! - Added "Thank You"s to The Ferret Store, Modern Ferret Magazine, and our many volunteers. |
| 12/6/00 |
- Assignment #2 added: Contact Your Ferret Veterinarians |
| 12/4/00 | - New
Flyer added - Announcement that new "assignments" will be given during the next two weeks. Check the home page often. |
| 11/29/00 |
- A NEW Public
Hearing date has been set! Monday December 18,
2000 at 10 am. |
| 11/20/00 | - The hearing date has been changed! |
| 11/12/00 | - Added request for stamps. |
| 11/9/00 | -
Added information for people wishing to speak at the hearing (Kathryn
Freed's page) - Added a reminder to bring 10 copies of any material submitted at the hearing to leave with the Health Committee members. (Kathryn Freed's page) - Added an additional phone number for one of the Health Committee members. (Who to write) |
| 11/6/00 |
-The New
York City Council Health Committee Public Hearing on Council Member Kathryn
Freed's Ferret Regulation Bill: Intro 627, is scheduled for Thursday,
December 7, 2000 at 10 am. |
| 8/9/00 | -
Updated Flyer has been added - A few more Ferret Facts added - The most important people to write at this time has been changed to YOUR local council members - Updated/removed dated info from the site |
| 6/19/00 |
- Information
added for Kathryn Freed's Fundraiser including endorsement from
NYC Friends Of Ferrets |
| 6/13/00 |
-The following were added to the Lawsuit section
- Minor changes made throughout the site with regards to the current status of the lawsuit. |
| 6/1/00 |
- Lawsuit
update on today's court proceedings |
| 5/27/00 |
- Updated
Flyer. |
| 5/20/00 | - Mayor Giuliani is no longer running for New York State Senator. Site references to his running for NY State senate have been removed. |
| 5/5/00 | - Added temporary injunction info to first/opening paragraph of site. |
| 5/4/00 | -
Judge Braun will be making his decision soon. More info on the Lawsuit
page. - A page containing the Previous Lawsuit Updates has been added |
| 4/19/00 | - Judge Braun grants ferret owners' motion for a temporary injunction. More info on the Lawsuit page. |
| 4/6/00 | - Judge Braun is back on the case. More info on the Lawsuit page. |
| 3/17/00 | - New Picts added to home page. |
| 3/15/00 |
- Added two new pages of guidelines to help people take action!
- Added Free
California's Ferrets site to the Links
page. |
| 2/28/00 | - The NYPIRG Council Finder seems to be in good working order, so we've removed our comment from the Who To Write page that stated it was "out of service a lot". Thank you to Steven for pointing this out to us. |
| 2/24/00 | - Fixed the Council Members email addresses on the Who to write page. They should work properly now. |
| 2/12/00 | - Added new NYCFerrets PO Box address to various pages. |
| 2/4/00 | - Added New Judge's Name and mailing info to lawsuit page. |
| 2/2/00 | - Preliminary info added re: the Change in Judges for the lawsuit. |
| 1/12/00 | - Added Plaintiffs' Reply to Lawsuit page. |
| 1/7/00 | -
Small fixes throughout the site. - Added link to Lawsuit page for more info on Judge Braun - Added link to Kathryn Freed's page for more info on Kathryn Freed |
| 12/13/99 |
- Updated
Kathryn Freed's information regarding donations
to her campaign for NYC Public Advocate. |
| 12/2/99 |
- Lawsuit update added. |
| 11/30/99 | - Added information about Council Member Kathryn Freed running for Public Advocate and her fundraising event. |
| 11/29/99 | -
Department of Health's Ferret Ban page added
with a brief history of "what happened". - Dr. Taylor's letter added with our comments and numerous links disproving the misinformation contained within his letter. Dr. Taylor was also known as the NYC DOH "Anonymous star witness" during the June 1999 hearings. |
| 11/22/99 |
- Lawsuit
update added. Order to Show Cause scheduled
for Thursday Dec. 2nd. |
| 11/21/99 | - Ferrets Across America added to Links page |
| 11/18/99 | - I Support Ferret Education Award added to Links page |
| 11/13/99 | - More graphics added |
| 11/12/99 | -
Added the ASPCA and Humane Society Pro-Ferret
testimony from the DOH hearings. - Added documentation pertaining to the lawsuit against the DOH and Mayor Giuliani, including the Press Release, Summons, Complaint, Affidavits, and the Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law. - Added The Ferret Store to links page. - Updated version of our flyer added. The main difference is the addition of a snail mail address for future mailings. (If you have email, we prefer you stay on that mailing list. It's cheaper for us.) There are also some minor updates within the text of the flyer. - Minor text revisions/updates throughout the site. |
| 10/18/99 |
- Some graphics,
links and other minor changes have been updated throughout the site.
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| 10/9/99 |
- Kista Ferret Shelter link added |
| 9/19/99 | - A few more graphics added. |
| 9/16/99 | -
New Layout for site - Some new graphics added - New Java clock added - Newer Mailing List Button added - More information added to the Lawsuit section. Donations are needed by 10/28/99. - Added Donations Needed page - Added info and forms to submit NYC ferret Vets and Pet Stores for a mailing - Added the number for Ms. Freed's bill to several pages "Intro 627: The Ferret Regulation Bill". - Added a little more information about the 9/9/99 Press Conference (w/ permission from the people involved) including the identity of "the man w/ the purple ferret on his shoulder." |
| 9/11/99 | - Email with subject button added |
| 9/9/99 | -
Added info about what happened at
the 9/9/99 Press Conference - Added How A Bill Becomes A Law |
| 9/7/99 | - Added NYC
Press Conference DATE CHANGE to main page. - Buttons added. The only links that open in new windows now are those that lead outside the NYCFerrets website. All other documents will now open in the same window and have a "Home" button added at the bottom of the page. If you do not see a button at the bottom of the page, hold down the <CNTRL> key and click the refresh/reload button in your browser to ensure that you're getting the latest version of that page. |
| 9/6/99 | - Added somewhat better graphics |
| 9/4/99 | - Changed Sam's Ferret Legalisation link to Ferrets In Need |
| 9/3/99 | -
Added NYC Ferret Ban Flyer
in downloadable PDF form - Fixed link to send email to Kathryn Freed (Thank you Barb for pointing out the broken link!) |
| 9/2/99 | -
9/8/99 Press Conference Announcement - Proposed Ferret Regulation Bill added. Scheduled for introduction to NYC Council on 9/9/99 - Lawsuit info added - Updates page added - What to Include in Your Letters moved off the first page to its own separate page. - Link added to Sam's Ferret Legalisation page |
| 9/1/99 | Xela House link added |
| 7/1/99 - 9/1/99: | Lots of changes to the site that we didn't document! :0) |
| 7/1/99 | NYC Ferrets web site opens! |
| 6/29/99 | Ferrets are made illegal in New York City |