This morning I watched a show called "Dr. Bernie's Pet Connection" (I
think - I just blanked on the name).  One of the segments was on a group
called CARE - Children and Animals Relating to the Elderly.  It showed
several children with hearing problems and they were visiting elderly
people and brought pets along.  There were rabbits, hamsters, I think I
saw a cat, and a couple of times they showed a young girl with a ferret.
It might have been a female ferret, but it looked pretty big to me -
possibly a male.
 
I was glad to see them showing a child handling a ferret and handing the
ferret to an older person - shows how *dangerous* ferrets are if a child
can control it.
 
Inez
 
[Posted in FML issue 0691]