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All I can think of is the ferret. It is going to have huge health problems because of the drugs it has been given. Sadly, I am not surprised that someone has done something like this. I have heard of pigs being deliberately underfed simply so that they have a particular appearance to buyers. I think the sellers were trying to make them appear small and cute or something along those lines. Of course, the pigs end up with serious health problems and a much shorter lifetime because of the underfeeding. Some of the breeders even deny that they are underfeeding the pigs! This is the problem when money starts getting involved: people are inevitably going to do anything they can to make more even if it means hurting someone else. I imagine someone obtained some ferrets cheaply and decided it would be more profitable to sell them as dogs rather than as ferrets. It is a real shame that someone would put money and financial considerations above the welfare of a living animal. However, given that people would probably take such an approach with other people if they could, it is hardly surprising that they would do so with an animal.
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