I recently ran an online search on DIALOG looking for newspaper stories about ferrets. I found an old one from The Washington Post, April 5, 1998. Jane Alvaro, of the Anti-Cruelty Society was quoted as saying "they're mean, vicious little animals," and "they have a horrible odor and it's really not possible to housebreak them." As I said, it's an old article, and I hope she has had a chance to change her opinion. For me, my fuzzies are the sweetest smelling, litter trained, precious little companions. Nina Janes Colorado Springs, CO [Posted in FML issue 1165]