<http://www.vox.com/2014/5/28/5757998/ferrets-are-adorable-and-they-should-be-legal-everywhere>
This simplifies some points too much but overall does a good job

[And some more:]
My eye is giving out so I have not read this one:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/28/us/new-york-ferret-ban-petition/

This one confuses ferrets w rodents, and although cute the packing
pellets should be starch rather than plastic since plastic can cause
fatal blockages:
<http://observer.com/2014/05/ferrets-to-weasel-their-way-back-into-new-york/>

[Posted in FML 8115]