I was really surprised today when I went to update my yahoo avatar and
they had ferret items! Granted, there's not as many ferret items as
dog and cat items, but it's better than nothing! Especially since most
sites don't recognize anything other than dogs and cats.

If you've never used yahoo avatars before, I suggest you try it out!
it's a lot of fun to play with and it's much more customizable than
other avatar sites. You get to choose everything - skin tone, hair
style and color, eye color, face, body, clothes, backgrounds, and
extra items that showcase your personality - these items include pets,
children, hobby items, causes, sports, and more. You can even pick out
your own accessories like glasses, earrings, bags, scarves, etc. And
you can change the expression on your face from happy to sad to angry,
etc.

As for the ferret items, you can put a shirt on your avatar that says
"I Heart Ferrets" and then there's a little ferret perching on your
shoulder, or you can add a little baby ferret which is on the floor of
whatever background you choose. Yahoo also had a little blurb on the
avatars home page about how ferretsare the 3rd most popular pet in the
US and how we should celebrate them by adding them to our avatars.

I just thought I'd share this because there's been such negative things
in the news going around about ferrets and this shows that not everyone
sees ferrets as an animal that likes to eat baby's faces or as a weapon
to be used on poor teenage boys! I also found it surprising that a
company as big as yahoo is interested in ferrets - or at leats
interested in using them in their avatars section. If anyone would like
to see what my avatar looks like, just send me an email and I'll send
you a pic!

Melissa

http://www.zazzle.com/china_cat84*
"Only a ferret can successfully steal your heart and keep you from ever
finding it again!" ~ Myself

[Posted in FML 6502]