Matt Ouimette: Would you please post this winning ferret art? On the Path Valley Farms tragedy: Personally, I was shocked that anyone would try to feed a ferret proteinless food. On Californians trying to count ferrets: Keep in mind that any time you try to conduct a census of residents who are not legally there, they don't WANT to be counted. They will disappear, and we all know how good ferrets are at that. This does tend to screw up the results. Descenting: All of my ferrets are descented. I met one once who was not descented, and when he sprayed, he smelled just like a skunk. The point is, do what's right for you. All of my ferrets are healthy and it hasn't hurt them a bit. Please, let's not send more ferrets to the pound whose owners don't want them because they smell. [Posted in FML issue 1152]