Just thought this would be of some interest to CO residents. Ferret owners better speak up on this one!! Kim Schilling and the Zoo Author of http://www.animalsforawareness.org/Ferret%20Book.htm Ferrets for Dummies</A> Director, http://www.animalsforawareness.org Animals for Awareness "Protection through Education" A USDA, 501(C)3 non-profit educational facility dedicated to exotic and wild animals. Come join our yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Procyonid_Viverrid Procyonid_Viverrid for raccoon, coati, kinkajou, ringtail cat, genet, binturong and civet lovers. http://archive.nandotimes.com/healthscience/story/ 0,1080,500560669-500801964-504350315-0,00.html Health & Science: Boulder considers animal protection ordinance By GREG AVERY, Scripps Howard News Service BOULDER, Colo. - Animals may soon be safer in Boulder, where city officials are considering a proposed ban on ownership or the non-educational display of exotic and wild animals. [Moderator's note: Rest of copyrighted article removed. There's been a lot of discussion about this in the past few FMLs. Most people think it does NOT include a ban on ferrets but there does seem to be some uncertainty about the whole thing. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 3434]