Further to my message in yesterdays FML digest, can anyone in the US point to any reputable and authoritative reports on the impact of banning ferrets in California. The sort of issues I am interested in, are whether ferret breeding has been driven underground (and any consequences of that), difficulties with obtaining veterinary assistance, problems faced by the operaters of ferret shelters, the fate of ferrets picked up by non-ferret animal welfare organisations etc. Also any credible sources for the number of domestic ferrets currently in California, and the proportion of these that are desexed would be useful. Regards John Chessum Legal Affairs Officer New Zealand Ferret Protection and Welfare Society Incorporated [Posted in FML issue 3739]