The following is a TIC(Tongue In Cheek) Special Report.
 
***FLASH******FLASH******TIC NEWS REPORT******FLASH******FLASH**
 
In a surprise announcement the CADFG today made public new plans to rid the
state of the life-threatening menace of Mustela Putorious furo.  A new
regulation went into effect today requiring that all ferrets confiscated in
the state must be sent to a rehabilitation facility just outside of
Sacramento.  All criminals found harboring these illegal animals will be
arrested and interned at a reeducation facility for the eradication of
individualist tendencies.  Confiscated ferrets will be cloned using the
technique developed in Scotland recently.  After cloning the intact ferrets
will be trained to survive on their own in the wild and released to form
feral colonies, thus proving to all the Departments position that there are
feral ferret colonies in California.  The Rehabilitation Center will be run
as a joint project by the Sierra Club and the California Farm Bureau.  A
high level source in the California Farm Bureau stated ".  In order to
eliminate the massive slaughter of bovine livestock by the domestic ferret,
both the cattle and dairy industries agree that this is a grand and glorious
step toward the eradication of ferrets in California.  Because the needs of
the few will always outweigh the needs of the many this is a commendable
action."
 
In a related story, a six foot ferret was reportedly spotted by picnicers in
Rancho Seco Park, near Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Station, just south of
Sacramento.  Cynomys Ludovicianus stated that the ferret tipped over all of
the family's drinks, stole some corn chips and hopped wildly in circles
while laughing at him and his family.  The beast then tipped over a nearby
Volkswagen and dragged it off, apparently to its den.  When asked if he
feared for his life, Mr. Ludovicianus said that the beast seemed more
interested in having a good time than ingesting his family.
 
In Fun,
 
mike
[Posted in FML issue 1913]