No I won't argue nor agree with the feral cat issue any more , what was
said is now tucked into archive files .  Good luck with tha Alley cat
program , if it saves just one life then it's a good thing.  That being
said, the issue of ferret ownership has struck the "jaged reef of
politics" where so many good ideas sink.  Too bad , Pat you have spent so
much of your time and personal income on this issue that I applaude you
for your efforts.
 
So can a ferret be kept if someone were to get a dangerous animal permit
like those issued to herpitologist granting them permission to have or
own a venomous or otherwise dangerous animal?????
 
I have known non-science minded (couldn't think of the right term to us
here) people who have cobras and have a permit to keep them .  One of
which never told me it was a cobra when he pulled it from the habitat
it was justr a brown snake but when he put it on the floor and the ribs
pushed outward and made that distinctive hood I knew, and responded like
anyone else , RUN!!!  Haven't been back since, though he did get bit
latter on and was in the ER.
 
Never the less can we show we have a secure cage and heavy leather
gloves and face sheilds so we can control these beasts, (Wink Wink) then
couldn't we get a permit ????
 
Just something to think about when waiting those long hours in your docs
office ...
 
all the best
Mark J., Peta S Bethke., Maximillion (The Chihuahua) & Zeus (The Weasel)
[Posted in FML issue 4259]