Ed Lipinski said >Believe it or not, some ferrets have been killed and/or severely injured >by humans who, not ever having seen a ferret before, regard a ferret >pleading for help by placing its forepaws on their leg as a wild animal >about to attack them, and without a tinkle-bell collar, they are not >recognized as a loving pet, but rather as a savage animal in the throes >of its initial attack mode. Some of you may have heard this story of mine, so I'll tell the short version. I got my first 2 ferrets, Brutus and Cleo from Ed in 1996. I also got 2 of his chain collars. Brutus was wearing his collar when he escaped and ran 2 houses down, into the open back door and into the shower with my neighbor. When she finished screaming, she noticed the collar and realized he was a pet and not the rabid raccoon she had thought. Her husband put Brutus into a dog carrier where I found him a half hour later. = ) cb [Posted in FML issue 3337]