A new editorial writer coming to Sacramento? http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/266231.html Eradication by ferret? Perhaps the prairie dog haters should take notice! http://www.itv.com/news/world_72d18c1da595418427e6ac0670b4dae6.html I could not access this one as you have to be a JAMA user, but you can get the article from your library or if you know a wonderful librarian! http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/298/2/234 THE PLAGUE OF RATS. Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA The more important measures suggested for destroying them are poison, traps, ferrets and fumigation. . . . Ferrets and dogs are useful, but only when ... -- renee :) It's amazing how much can be accomplished if nobody cares who gets the credit! 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 5666]