I read that story yesterday about the "Sad Story" where the ferrets were fed aspirin to allow blood thinning and cuts so they would bleed to death. Have heard so many sickening sad stories of what people do to animals. Is difficult to believe we are in the USA and not in Saddam's arena where his people behave like that. Animals are innocent. We all get attached to pets, for myself I am presently attached to ferrets. They are such fun and innocent little animals. Is a shame stores will sell a ferret or any pet to anyone that plunks the money down. New owners are not tested or advised on proper feed, care, needs or other necessary knowledge of keeping a pet. Ferrets seem to come out on the short end of the stick where so few people know much at all about them unlike a cat or dog that can be easily fed. Just a sickening shame all these horror stories I hear. Seems to be no way to curb the creation of these events other than we of the FML keeping our eyes and ears open to educate anyone who will listen and to take charge to care for an animal that is not in the best of care. I have rescued 9 ferrets so far. Have lost all but one and Byte-me is my original ferret ! She is getting old and is feeling her age. She still comes to me for attention and 'tells' me things with her behavior. I still learn about these little guys as time goes on. Those that passed on are sorely missed, even the one that I did not like is missed dearly. Gordon and Byte-me Missing Podo, Bud, Nibble-ed and Kodo [Posted in FML issue 4668]