Found this searching for ferret-news.  The writter is talking out of his
butt and I'm hoping Bob Church could tear this guy a new one.  I mean,
geeze, outdoors writer turned pseudo scientist...
 
http://www.ottawadailytimes.com/news/story.php?storyid=9001645
 
"This is just a brief summary on why we are only scratching the surface
with trying to domesticate wild animals such as the prairie dog, ferrets
and snakes.  We are not yet prepared to handle new diseases, and actions
that happen when new pets revert back to their wild state."
 
Arg!
[Posted in FML issue 4191]