(Forwarded to listserv by mistake) ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Bobby, If I am not mistaken (can someone back me up on this?), Imrab, the 1 yr. rabies vaccine, has been FDA approved for use in ferrets for over a year now. FDA approval is not easy to come by, so I assume it's efficacy has been thoroughly tested. But the battle continues. The lack of an FDA approved rabies vaccine for ferrets used to be the excuse the ferret-free zones used to ban ferrets. That excuse is now obsolete, but the laws on the books still state that a ferret who bites someone can be put down immediately and checked for rabies instead of the normal observation period allowed for vaccinated dogs. If a ferret bites someone and animal control wants to confiscate him/her, it is advisable (if you're willing to risk fines/jail) to refuse to turn over the ferret and find a lawyer and an expert witness (i.e. a vet). This is something that we have to keep plugging away at to get changed. I sure wish they'd quit picking on our poor lovable carpet sharks. Laura --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laura L'Heureux, Trella, and Tribble, too U. of Illinois Vet Med Class of 96 [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Posted in FML issue 0591]