>From: Ferret Wise Shelter <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Chicago Ban on "Exotic" Pets > >... IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN? Ferrets were >domesticated prior to the feline the ARE DOMESTICATED COMPANION ANIMALS >(like the canine and feline companion) -- NOT EXOTICS!!! .... > >Alicia D >www.ferretwise.org Hello All: My 2[ worth here. As for "domesticated, I feel that a true domesticated animal is one that HAS to live with a human. In that since, a ferret is the only animal I know of that does live with humans that HAS to be there. Turn loose a dog, cat, snake, bird, etc and it'll live without a human with very little problem. Turn loose a ferret and it'll die of starvation, exposure or be eaten. They cannot live without a human taking care of them. That's what I call domesticated. I don't know why the governments can't get that through their thick heads. Sin, A Ferret Lover [Posted in FML issue 4233]