The Encyclopedia of Danger :Dangerous Mammals
by Missy Allen  and Michel Peissel
Chelsea House Publishers
Copyright 1993
ISBN 0-7910-1790-7
     0-7910-1935-7 (pbk.)
 
 
    If the rest of this book is anything like page 38-41 "Ferret", then this
book should be banned from the shelves of all libraries in the world. The
 authors
must have gleaned their 'data' from the pages of the infamous Constantine/Kiser
report. According to this tome, ferrets "display a penchant for ripping the
 flesh
from the faces of human babies". It goes on to state that "Human victims are
usually bitten on the face, and the wounds can be disfiguring... Ferrets carry
and transmit rabies. The incubation period for rabies in ferrets hasnot been
established (true) nor is there a licensed rabies vaccine for them - and thus
there is a serious risk of infection." Their recommendation if that people
"stick with dogs and gats as pets."
 
 
Dunno about y'all, but I'm gonna give these authors a piece of my mind, and
send them some positive info on ferrets. Chelsea House Publishers has offices
in New York and Philly.
 
 
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The National Domestic Ferret Census is proceding well. Forms are going thru
 final draft.
If you or your club would like a copy of the form, please send a Self-Addressed
Stamped Envelope to
 
"Count Me In"
NDF Census
GCFA
P.O. Box 7093
Westchester, IL 60154-7093
 
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Rog
 
[Posted in FML issue 0405]