Not only is the perception of domestic ferrets wrong, but some of the
groupings are not taxonomically correct.
What it looks like is that the original version didn't involve actual
biological info and then it just got carried along through the years.
Allentown, PA
Codified Ordinances (Part 7-#1)
Dang it: pages 6 and 7 of CURRENT version:
QUOTE
Part Seven, General Offenses -- Animals --May 2007
20. Wild or Exotic Animal shall mean any animal of a species prohibited
by Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or otherwise controlled by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It shall include any animal which is
wild, fierce, dangerous, noxious, or naturally inclined to do harm.
Wild animals, however domesticated, shall also include but not be
limited to:
Dog family (Canidae): All except domesticated dogs -- including wolf,
fox, coyote, dingo, etc.;
Cat family (Felidae): All except commonly accepted domestic cats --
including lions, pumas, panthers, mountain lions, leopards, jaguars,
ocelots, margays, tigers, wild cats, etc.;
Bear (Ursidae): All bears, including grizzly bears, brown bears, black
bears, etc.; Weasels (Mustelidae): All including weasels, martens,
mink, wolverine, ferrets, badgers, otters, ermine, mongoose, etc.;
Raccoons (Procynidae): All raccoons and civets;
Primates (Hominidae): All sub-human primate; Porcupine
(Erethizontidae): All porcupines; Skunks;
Snakes: All venomous and constricting snakes; venomous lizards;
Crocodilians: All alligators, caimans, crocodiles, gavials, etc.;
Venomous fish and piranha;
Venomous invertebrates.
END QUOTE
You will need to use the domestication resources out there and also the
rabies regulations
Don't forget to speak with and quote your state public health vets
(Find them in the NASPHV website.) and any state authorities who
provide licenses and permits.
Here are some rabies info resources, general resources, epizooic and
zoonotic resources:
USDA Lists of Ferret Studies (very comprehensive):
by topic category 2002-2006
http://nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/Ferrets06/ferrets.htm#contents
by topic category 1991-2002
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/ferrets/ferrets.htm
by topic category before 1991
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/oldbib/ferretla.htm
Another excellent place to find ferret studies (Just use ferret and
ferrets and mustela as the search term for finding recent ones):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Rabies:
Professional information:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/professional/professi.htm
CDC Q&A on ferrets, dogs, and cats in relation to rabies:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians: the latest
Compendium of Animal Rabies Control and Prevention is in documents:
http://www.nasphv.org
The rabies section here has useful data:
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/3035/bushmeat/bush4.html
Rabies info from the Immunization Action Coalition
http://www.vaccineinformation.org/rabies/qandadis.asp
Rabies info from Lawrence County, OH
http://www.lawrencefire.com/safety_tips/rabies/rabies.asp
Zoonotic info (some including rabies) but, please, notice that ferrets
have fewer zoonoses than many pet species do
Scroll to charts for quick info:
<http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/rabies/pdf/qvra-rabies.pdf>
A by-species outline of diseases that species of Carnivora get which
can be shared with other species:
http://focosi.altervista.org/veterinarymedicine_carnivora.html
http://www.wvu.edu/~rc/acuc/occ_ferrets.htm
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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