Rabies in HELENA, MONTANA: <http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/20/top/55lo_090220_rabies.txt> <http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/19/top/54lo_090219_rabies.txt> http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9873016 Rabies Clinics in MIDDLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS: <http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090219/PUB04/902190449> Distemper in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA: <http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090217/BREAKINGNEWS/90217057/1006/NEWS01> <http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090218/BREAKINGNEWS/90218064/1006/NEWS01> Ferret poop in DALLAS, TEXAS (my mom just told me that the rain has washed away all the deposits left by my 4; the critters are coming back): <http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/hgarrett/stories/DN-NHG_garrett_0219gd.ART.State.Edition1.4c32dbb.html> Ferret registration required in FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS: http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/02/18/news/news05.txt Animal cruelty in PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA: <http://www.republicanherald.com/articles/2009/02/20/news/local_news/pr_republican.20090220.a.pg1.pr20justiniano_s1.2318330_top2.txt> Animal cruelty in LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA: http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090219/NEWS01/902190333/1002 http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=9867782 A friend in FRIEND, NEBRASKA: <http://www.nonpareilonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20263711&BRD=2703&PAG=461&dept_id=555106&rfi=6> A tribute in ALAMOSA, COLORADO: <http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=11696&page=74> A computer story (a 2nd glance shows this to be by a ferret-owning friend of mine from NORTH CAROLINA): http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/116203/ And, from across the pond (HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND): <http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/4135250.Ginny_and_Daisy_want_to_flop_down_together/> Avian flu posts (SOMEBODY GOOFED): <http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/several-czechs-threatened-with-bird-flu-press/360802> <http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/no-one-infected-with-bird-flu-virus-in-vaccine-tested-in-czechrep/360948> http://news-en.trend.az/world/wnews/1426477.html http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/18/content_10838633.htm Older posts: It started with ferrets, but enough is enough! (ORANGE COUNTY, CA) <http://www.ocregister.com/articles/animals-city-people-2301482-pets-government> NEW JERSEY has experienced a lot, too: <http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1233907831249900.xml&coll=8> -- 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 [Posted in FML 6251]
