I would like to make a tiny suggestion. How about just calling them the rescues from Colorado? Or some other inocuous term. Unfortunately, when this sort of label is put on a rescue, too often the poor ferrets are forever referred to that way. For some very strange reason (to me), people are proud to say they have a Colorado Box Ferret or a DMK ferret, or whatever. I always feel sorry for the poor ferrets. It's like a parent always saying "this is my adopted son", rather than "this is my son". Once they are removed, why don't we let them start over and only look forward, rather than forever looking back? I have taken in ferrets from various "rescues" over the years, and once they are here, they are just ferrets, part of the family, with no labels. If I have to discuss them in context, I may mention their origin, but try not to do that unless it is a necessity. Some (many?) may disagree but this is certainly a pet peeve of mine. Katharine Florida [Posted in FML 6271]