I read the article mentioned in yesterday's FML, http://www.aspca.org/news/national/10-02-09.html and yes it does mention ferrets: BARELY. It is just amazing to me how invisible ferrets are to the ASPCA and the HSA. Note that the ASPCA's "official statement" ,referred to in the article, does NOT mention ferrets at all. This is just infuriating!!!! Ferrets are even the animal lab model being used to study the virus. Apparently, the ASPCA doesn't recognize the ferret as the #3 pet in the world or as the animal that may lead to understanding the H1N1 virus. Next time you see the Humane Society of America logo (an outline of the US made of animal silhouettes), notice there is no ferret in the map. Why are ferrets ignored by our national organizations? Stepping off my soapbox, Lesley [Posted in FML 6475]