Melanee Ellis writes: >I was wondering why the California ferret effort doesn't have a celebrity >spokesperson... I seem to remember seeing an article in the entertainment section of the L.A. Times a few years ago profiling some soap-opera hunk-of-the-month mentioning that he lives modestly in a West L.A. apartment with his two ferrets, and thinking to myself, "Well, *that* was a dumb thing to tell the reporter!" A celebrity who so exposes themself risks the loss of a furry friend. In any case, this is not the sort of issue that lends itself to celebrity spokesfolk, because it is not a "grass roots" sort of issue that will muster widespread public support that translates to votes or letters to representatives. The work is done `behind the scenes' with legislators and government officials, and `celebrity spokespersons' do not carry significant weight with those types. [Posted in FML issue 1409]