Anna: Hi! from UTMB at Galveston. On the subject of shelters, try "SAFE [log in to unmask]" or "[log in to unmask]". Rick is the voice of the San Antonio Ferret Enthusiasts and may be able to pinpoint local ferret groups in the Austin area. Shelters That Adopt and Rescue Ferrets is run by Pam Grant; they are a national group that may also have local information and will also have info on breeding. STAR can send you info thru snailmail by sending a LONG SASE to: STAR* Ferrets PO Box 1714 Springfield, VA 22151-0714 You might wantto be carefull about breeding in Austin though. If what state officials in Nebraska say is true (about gangs of wild ferrets roaming the fields at night pushing over cows), whose to say *steers* would be excepted? ;D Good Luck! Bryan McCullough [Posted in FML issue 1091]