Hello, Everyone, We have made a mistake and are sorry if you might have been misled. David Gaines, our symposium speaker on legislative issues, did NOT get ferrets legalized in Washington, DC. What he did do, however, was bring to the attention of the ferret world (and everyone else, for that matter) the fact that the DC Board of Health, Division of Animal Disease Prevention issues exemption permits on a case by case basis and they are no longer enforcing their ferret ban. David had nothing to do with the Board of Health adopting this permit procedure...but he did let everyone know about it! So, while ferrets are still illegal in Washington, DC ferret ownership has been 'decriminalized'. Sorry for the wrong information. Francine Francine Prager International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org The 2008 International Ferret Symposium will be held at the Holiday Inn Pittsburgh (Pa) Airport on November 7-9, 2008 Won't you join us? [Posted in FML 6001]