...If they do, then read them carefully, and re-read them again a few times. I think that if we brain storm we can make these work for ferrets and for us. For so long ferrets were a rare pet and we had to do so much of this ourselves, but the sheer number of ferrets and public interactions could work to improve the situation now. We truly are in a Catch 22; if we take up too much of the slack then our own well meaning actions may hamper more effective tackling of ferret abusers, so it is time to let stronger forces (gov't and large multi-type animal shelters) know that our pets and we ourselves no longer fit in the "unusual" category, and to take the cooperative actions with these forces that will give them improved protection. If Danee's fine ideas don't appear today (Thursday), then look forward to studying them tomorrow because they are well worth reading. [Posted in FML issue 3924]