My understanding is that you need to get a permit from the New York State Department of Conservation to keep a ferret in New York. I don't know if there is any special requiremtn or restriction for New York. About the ferret show: I have an ordinary ferret. Why would I want to take it to a ferret show and (possibly) get it sick? A ferret show would be neat, but what do they do there? Compete for conformance? Nick Simicich --- uunet!bywater!scifi!njs --- [log in to unmask] (Internet) [Posted in FML 0095]