Confiscation of starved and hoarded animals, dead animals in 3 rooms, and home declared unfit for habitation (warning: upsetting material): <http://www.heraldstandard.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19044205> Shorter articles w fewer details (but more photos w one): <http://www.wpxi.com/news/14658552/detail.html> <http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-56/119564784131140.xml&storylist=penn> Thanksgiving is a good time to be grateful for those who have better conditions for loved critters. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5798]