There will be no pet passports for ferrets in Europe for the time being because:- The official line, confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, is that there are no accurate blood tests to prove that vaccinated ferrets are immune from rabies. But there have been signs of deep-seated continental prejudice against the animal. During a debate, one MEP said that ferrets should not be classed as pets because "it was only the British and the Irish who liked putting them down their trousers". Continental suspicion of the ferret has been fuelled by the discovery in France of a wild ferret in a chicken coop, and the French government claims that because ferrets are "not vegetarians" they may be more susceptible to rabies. British ministers have decided to back the decision by MEPs last week to exclude ferrets from the list of animals to be included in the European-wide passport scheme. Chris Lloyd ICQ no. 44575318 Wessex Ferret Club Southampton. UK. www.wfc.cwc.net [Posted in FML issue 3394]