Yeah, I just saw it today as well. For what it's worth, the feeding of dead ferrets to the hippogryph is straight from the book. So if you want to blame anyone, blame the author. While, I don't like the idea of ferrets used to feed anything, I'm sure no real ferrets were harmed in the making of the movie. I encourage everyone to keep it all in perspective. It is just a movie/book. I don't want the ferret community seen as a bunch of alarmists who overreact to every little thing. My vote would be to just let this one go. I worry more when REAL ferrets are being neglected/harmed in any way. There seems to be enough of that sort of thing for us to focus upon. Just ask the people who run the ferret shelters. Still have to wonder what JK Rowling was thinking. She must not care for ferrets. Not everyone does. Holly, Tigger & Pooh [Posted in FML issue 4535]