Ed Lipinski said
>Believe it or not, some ferrets have been killed and/or severely injured
>by humans who, not ever having seen a ferret before, regard a ferret
>pleading for help by placing its forepaws on their leg as a wild animal
>about to attack them, and without a tinkle-bell collar, they are not
>recognized as a loving pet, but rather as a savage animal in the throes
>of its initial attack mode.
 
Some of you may have heard this story of mine, so I'll tell the short
version.  I got my first 2 ferrets, Brutus and Cleo from Ed in 1996.  I
also got 2 of his chain collars.  Brutus was wearing his collar when he
escaped and ran 2 houses down, into the open back door and into the shower
with my neighbor.  When she finished screaming, she noticed the collar
and realized he was a pet and not the rabid raccoon she had thought.
Her husband put Brutus into a dog carrier where I found him a half hour
later. = )
 
cb
[Posted in FML issue 3337]