FACT: Ferrets are a dead-end host for rabies. Rabies take about 6 mo. to incubate, and while a dog has about a ten day window to infect while rabid, ferrets die before they would be able to infect. THUS: a ferret younger than six mo. old cannot be rabid, and any ferret would be dead before becoming infectious! [Moderator's note: If things are stated as absolute facts, please back them up with references... while there's a grain of truth in what you state, I really don't think it is that clear cut. BIG] FICTION: The basis for the State of Michigan's policy regarding bites and rabies. [Posted in FML issue 1269]