Chris Davies, our European Member of Parliament, has recently been informed that it is illegal to own ferrets in Portugal. This is inconsistent with the concept of harmonisation between Member States of the European Union, so Chris intends to raise this issue with the European Commission. Does anyone know if there are any other countries in Europe where it is illegal to own ferrets? In the whole world, I believe that ferret ownership is illegal in New Zealand, California, Hawaii and Portugal. Can anyone add to this list? Eric Corbett [Posted in FML issue 4393]