Recently an article entitled "Ferret owners unite to fight ban on their pets" was in the San Jose Mercury News, naming Carl Hutter as having established a San Fernando Valley Chapter of Ferrets Anonymous. It was a good article - my favorite line was about the ferret=rodent misconception that raises the ire of any ferret owner! :) If interested, I can e-mail/snail mail you a copy. tcs [Posted in FML issue 1294]