It's important to note that even IF Ben Stiller was bitten by a ferret, whether through mishandling or whatever, and even IF this ferret did not have proper rabies vaccination, there was still NO NEED for Stiller to get rabies shots! It has been over 6 years since the Center for Disease Control amended its recommendations to a 10 day quarantine for ferret bites, REGARDLESS of the vaccination status of the animal. See http://www.avma.org/pubhlth/rabcont.asp for the latest Compendium of Rabies Control. Unless the ferret escaped into the wilds of Hollywood (where it would no doubt decimate the local wildlife population, if there is any!) and was unavailable for observation, Stiller's doctor made a gross error in performing an unnecessary procedure. Linda Iroff Oberlin OH [Posted in FML issue 4367]