To: Pat Patterson Pat mantioned the death of a child in Oregon by ferret bites. Actually, this is not true, if it is the situation i am aware of. Unfortunately, the initial cause of death of the child WAS via ferret bite, but it was later proved that the child had died from neglect and the parents, barely out of their teenage years and strung out on drugs, had used the ferret forcefully to bite the child after it had died to "cover up" their mistake. The parents even asked the officers who responded to their call if they could keep the ferret, because it was such a good pet. If you ask me, people should be required to pass a test to become a pet owner or a parent. Pam and her Pet Pals [Posted in FML issue 1156]