It saddens me greatly to see the people with the biggest attitudes insist on insulting my intelligence through an anno. posting. The ferret was made whole, with a sex drive and the hormones to go with it. Therefore they are designed to cope with 'season stress', (must be a US Problem, as mine dont get it). So who do we (you) think we are , that we can justify mutilating our ferrets, shortening their lifespan, and subjecting them to a life of vets and operatins to correct our(your) innapropriate care. Why is an altered ferret better than a natural one. If you say they are not kept naturally, then is that good? I think not. T.Fowler [Posted in FML issue 3726]