i sat through that episode of view's (mostly with no volume) because when i was flipping through channels i heard them list exotic animals as pets mainly listing the ferret. and hearing one of them state "not really wanting to see a rat on a leash" and when that segment started i was very surprised to hear that same person ask for the ferret and calling it a ferret. I WAS AMAZED after hearing the rat on a leash comment i expected " bad " publicity. rich and the fuzzy sapiens barny & sandy [Posted in FML issue 4446]