Jodi wrote: >Shipping them is not a viable option...since they are illegal in CA, they >would be confiscated-- No airline would accept a ferret for shipment into California. They know the tariffs prohibit the transport of ferrets there. >shipping them seems to be a very hazardous and deadly way to transfer a >pet in general. That is an absolutely false statement. 1000's of animals are shipped regularly by air with no problems. I have shipped ferrets all over the United States with no problems. I have imported litters of ferrets from off shore with no problems. No airline could afford to allow animals to be harmed in shipment..they would be sued out of existence if they did. For our ferrets. MC, The Rude One (With Snorkle, Tuzigoot, and Bancho. In spirit, Bubba, Billy-Bob, and Garret) [Posted in FML issue 3235]