Hear! Hear! You won't get flamed from me, because I also saw that slamming of the ferrets, and more than once. I agree with you almost 100%. And I also want to comment to whoever said "breeder ferrets don't end up in shelters" WRONG. I know where 2 are right now,papers and all. If a buyer doesn't want the ferrets anymore, and doesn't want to look like a complete jackass,why would any reasonable person think they would take them back to where they got them? Breeders can talk and get contracts and "educate" till they are blue in the face, and if the buyer doesn't care, it means NOTHING. I am also of the mind that if you breed, you should also own/shelter rescue ferrets,but I go one step further. You should also have HOMES lined up for the ferrets before they are born. To even have a waiting list. This is not an ideal world, and it isn't realistic to say something "never" happens. [EW] [Posted in FML issue 5006]