>She had had the little thing declawed and it was in so much pain, even >with the pain medication they were taking it back to the vet. Why, Why, >Why would anyone put an animal through unnecessary suffering?" Reading some of the post on this board makes me think that some people would better off with a stuffed toy rather than a living breathing animal. One of the replies I keep getting from the magazines I write for is "Can we have our ferret declawed", now who would want to do such a barbaric thing to a ferret. http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/house-ferrets ; http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/head-gardener ; http://www.geocities.com/houseferrets13uk/index.html ; http://www.webspawner.com/users/ferretwelfare/index.html ; http://groups.msn.com/UKHouseFerretsSmallPetsAssociation ; Artis Pet Sanctuary, Doncaster, Yorkshire ,UK [log in to unmask] , Registered Charity Number 1069533 ; http://www.headway.org.uk/ Some great people who have supported me through my illness. [Posted in FML issue 4294]