Ran across some interesting things lately. There is/will be a ferret show here in the D.C. area sponsored by a group of witches! I've heard that ferrets are a popular choice among witches. There was a lot of discussion at the Loudan County Ferret Fanciers meeting as to participation. I think it was an IFA sanctioned event. I was somewhat torn on the issue. On the one hand, we are having enough political problems with proposed ferret bans here that this might not help our efforts. On the other hand, that group has also probably suffered from knee-jerk reactions of thier choice as we sometimes have from our choice of pets. It is interesting, nonetheless. The president of LAFF has a ferret with a vasectomy! Purpose is obviously to get jills out of oestrous without producing kits. LAFF also provides distemper shots at meetings at cost (about $1.50 or so) which is a great savings over a visit to the vet costing $20 and up. This course should not be pursued in lieu of an annual health check by a vet but the overall cost reduction is significant when one has several ferrets. Since I can't tell where many of you are physically located from your usenet addresses, I invite any inquiries from members in the D.C./VA/MD/PA to drop me a line if interested. [Posted in FML 0058]