I was in the supermarket the other day and the topic of pets came up. The cashier, when she heard I had a ferret, cringed and said "I heard that you cant keep ferrets with other animals because they all carry diseases that kill other animals. My grand-daughter had a cat and a ferret and the ferret made the cat sick and killed it." ---my response ...HUH???? I told her that in no way was that at all true. And if ferrets are cared for properly, they have no more problems than any other animals. Does anyone even know of any diseases that all ferrets carry and kill other animals? The bagger was more knowledgeable (saw I was extremely aggrivated) and tried to change the subject politely by saying "I have 2 dogs and a cat, I love animals" I said then "Does your cat make your dogs sick" loud enough for the cashier to hear. The bagger rolled her eyes and giggled. This would not have ticked me off as much if she would have listened to me tell her all of the impossibilities that she had just stated, and the correct info (a 2 year old could grasp) She said "well I don't believe you, that ferret killed that cat." I hope that this moron can no longer herself breed. All we need is more morons on this planet. Pam [Posted in FML issue 3447]