John writes: >I do not know what state she is talking about, but where I am located, >just going to "Petfinder", "locate in the expanded search",(2or3state >area), and click on 'view', it was shamefull that there were over 200 >ferrets to pick from!!! John you happen to live in a densely populated area which probably has the highest concentration of ferrets in the US: the Atlantic coast. I went to Petfinder, and did a search in Ohio, where I live. ZERO ferrets showed up in this state, although I know there are several shelters here. Some other random searches yielded West Virginia: 1, Montana: 0, Utah: 0, Oklahoma: 0. Alabama had a few, all from a single shelter, as did Idaho and Louisiana. Again, I urge you to check the SOS list. Many states have only one or two or NO shelters, especially in some southern and plains states. Ferrets just are not always that easy to find, unless you go to a pet store. I don't want ferrets sold in pet stores, but I understand why they are. I would like those pet stores and their suppliers to breed and house ferrets humanely, train their staff, and make sure purchasers know what is involved in ferret care, rather than just sell to anyone off the street. Linda Iroff [Posted in FML issue 4887]