Ferrets' adventures begin in PLASTER ROCK, CANADA: <http://victoriastar.canadaeast.com/lifestyle/article/463072> Not much of a mention in TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT: <http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2008/10/30/opinion/doc4909b2d0803e1996396009.txt> Treating ferrets with insulinoma: <http://smallanimalchannel.com/ferrets-magazine/ferret-vet-expert/0811-treating-insulinoma.aspx> Ferrets visit nursery school in GARDEN CITY, NEW JERSEY: <http://www.gcnews.com/news/2008/1031/School/098.html> Ferrets on the loose in DEVON, ENGLAND, UK: <http://www.devon24.co.uk/northdevongazette/news/story.aspx?brand=NDGOnline&category=news&tBrand=devon24&tCategory=newsndga&itemid=DEED28%20Oct%202008%2015%3A16%3A24%3A323> And in a breadbin in NORTH WALES, UK: <http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Ferrets-rescued-after-being-abandoned.4635909.jp> Service animals may pose a problem: <http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/10/take_the_menagerie_off_the_bus.html> Flu vaccine news: <http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=98839> <http://www.merid.org/NDN/more.php?id=1547> <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/127064.php> <http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=C0A60C3D-266A-416F-A98B-4DEA2DDCA7E6> <http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/new-vaccine-shot-triggers-robust-immunity-against-flu_100112645.html> <http://www.medindia.net/news/Influenza-Vaccine-Elicits-Acceptable-Immunity-in-Ferrets-43511-1.htm> Followup on the torture of ferrets in CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA: <http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/canberra-men-imprisoned-after-torturing-and-injecting-ferrets/1344719.aspx> <http://queanbeyan.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/jail-for-inflicting-cruelty-to-ferrets/1348548.aspx> Remember the Voice of San Diego? <http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/10/22/election/766goldsmithad102108.txt> <http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081026-9999-1m26atty.html> Contact him at: (Thanks, Joan!) Weird billboard news: <http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Alternative_media_43/Billboard_beard_that_grows_honest.asp> BFF updates: <http://www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/54515.html> <http://www.saljournal.com/news/story/countycommission102108> <http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2008/10/frozen_sperm_saves_ferrets.php?utm_source=sbhomepage&utm_medium=link&utm_content=channellink> -- Renee Downs "Eventually we will realize that if we destroy the ecosystem we destroy ourselves." Jonas Salk "The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart 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 6141]