Dear Ferret Folks- Some people's moral convictions lead them to be disgusted by the buying and selling of animal parts or furs. Hunting for sport or trophy, etc. Some people feel differently. I think that most of us understand this, even if we don't necessarily like the other side's position. The other side...Imagine if we could really see ourselves through somebody else's eyes? I imagine that some people would find our attachment to, of all things, WEASLES, to be completely disgusting. Nasty, smelly, sometimes bitey WEASLES. People actually buy-spend good money-on WEASLES. Not only that, they buy toys for them, expensive food that costs about as much per pound as good steak. They buy them little hammocs to sleep in, little clothes, little hats. Even, I kid you not, tiny replicas of leather biker jackets. For WEASLES. Some people actually let them crawl on their beds and furniture, the same beds that they SLEEP in! Not only that, they let those long, snaky, beady eyed furry things give them KISSES!! BLAH!! Then there is the moral issue. I know someone who actually spent $600.00 good U.S. dollars on ADRENAL SURGERY-I kid you not-surgery for a *& %# ferret.What did she get in return? Four more years of weasel poop! That same $600.00 could have bough a hotel room for a homeless family living in the back of their car a warm, safe hotel room for a MONTH. What next! Shelters for homeless WEASLES? C'mon! Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? I hope so. You really have no idea where I stand on the fur issue, now do you? I could be a good guy. I could be a bad guy. Maybe I'm a little bit of both. But mostly, I'm somebody who enjoys coming to this list for some gentle talk about ferrets. Peace, Alexandra in Massachusetts P.S. The ding-dong who paid her vet $400.00 per pound to operate on her pet WEASEL? Ah, that would be me. Ate Mac and Cheese for six weeks. [Posted in FML issue 3653]