Small fun piece entitled "Pets Going for Gold" in Time magazine includes
mention of the Springfield, OR Ferret Olympics.  People who have the
following ferrets in your families, please note that your pets have
attained a level of attention which none of us two-legs are likely to
get:
 
Boots (tube race course record)
Sparky (gold in paper bag escape event
Tank (heavy weight)
[Posted in FML issue 4615]