Hej Everyone... The New Zealand Ministry of Conservation has done it again. Effective in about 2 months, ownership of pet ferrets will be a criminal offense in New Zealand. Rater than include multiple news articles - here are a few URLs where you can read the story. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585 &u=/nm/20020328/sc_nm/environment_newzealand_ferret_dc_1 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1292167 &thesection=news&thesubsection=general Below is a copy of a letter to the editor I sent to The New Zealand Herald in Auckland, NZ. I would hope that you will join with me in writing to the editors of various New Zealand news outlets and let them know how we feel about their "ferret ban." Additionally, I would hope that from today onwards you will join with me in avoiding all New Zealand products... Sorry Xena, Warrior Princess and all you Hobbits - I'm going to miss you. Perro Loco _______________________________________________________________ COPY of Letter sent to New Zealand Herald http://www.nzherald.co.nz/feedback/email.cfm?user=letterstotheeditor _______________________________________________________________ Dear Sirs, It is with a sense of regret that I read today of the ill considered ban on pet ferrets by the Conservation Ministry. This ban does not address the real problem, which is feral predators; mustilids and others. As a member of a large international ferret owners group, I will encourage all of our members to immediately boycott any and all imports from New Zealand - including tourism, movies, television entertainment, wool, wool products, foodstuffs and anything else that is exported by New Zealand to the United States. Hopefully in the near future, the label "Made in New Zealand" will become a warning to others as products to avoid. Though any boycott by our members will not significantly affect the economy of New Zealand, I would hope that it becomes noticeable. Sincerely, name inserted here. address here. "No Cerveza, No Trabajo" [Posted in FML issue 3736]