Regarding Michelle Suzanne Kurtz computer search for articles--any info. we can garner is potentially useful against propaganda-mongers and general ignorance. A friend of mine gave me the Harper's article, "In Praise of Ferret Legging" to read, and I was actually quite appalled, as the animals utilized in this "sport" are hunting ferrets (stoats, more properly? I'm not exactly sure), and they are portrayed as being quite vicious. The article would be hysterical if it weren't adding further to the mistaken notion that pet ferrets are vicious and dangerous creatures. The thought of men amusing themselves by seeing how long they could go with a ferret in their pants (no underwear)... This has got to be one of the strangest competitive sports around... well, I ramble on. Thanks for the info, Michelle ! Elie Wiesel and his human, Gail Snyder [Posted in FML issue 0795]