PETCO phasing down live pets in stores: <http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN2262847820080223?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0> Greater Chicago Ferret Association: <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-rules-against-ferrets-feb24,1,5543384.story> Written by a YOUNG Kansan in 1988 (20 years ago!): <http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1988-11-01/Ferrets-in-the-Family.aspx> Get your facts straight: <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-ferret_box_bdfeb24,1,7314043.story> -- Renee Downs It's amazing how much can be accomplished if nobody cares who gets the credit! "The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart Ferret Emergency Response, Rescue & Evacuation Team (F.E.R.R.E.T.) http://www.ferretemergency.org [log in to unmask] International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org [Posted in FML 5893]