Hello to all. Defenders of Wildlife sent me an email that in Kansas they are going to poison the prarie dog and black footed ferret as early as Dec. 15th. For those concerned, please go to their site.It is under Wildlife Alert. "Death sentence looms for prarie dogs and ferrets." Click on see all press releases and it will come up. You can send an email to present your reasons for stopping the poisoning. And you can adopt two black footed ferrets with this group. I have two under my tree. (They must have eaten a lot because they are stuffed.) We all know these animals are highly endangered. If we aren't poisoning them, I understand fleas have recently been spreading some fatal disease to them yet again....( I am fuzzy on if this is the bubonic plague, and if it is fleas or mosquitos that are transmitting to the ferrets.) Stuffed animals may soon be all we will have to remember the little ones by. Any comments or criticisms are welcome. I am just passing on what I received. [Posted in FML 6179]