Someone described a book about a ferret named Linguini.... That sounds a lot like a book I read earlier this year: _Zucchini_. It's a kids' book (hey, you're never too old) about a black-footed ferret. He escapes from a zoo, lives at an amimal shelter for a while (where he meets a little boy), escapes the shelter, is eventually found, and gets to live with the boy. 'Course, there's a lot more to the storyline, but that's mostly what I remember. And the animal shelter was more like a wildlife rehab place than an ASPCA or etc. shelter.... just my late-night 2 cents... -joyce (Yawn...10 pm....and I have to get up at 5...) -Seth the Unblinking (just let us stay out all night we will wake you up at five) -Emma (yeah we will even wake you up early to make sure youre on time how about four am or three or two) [Posted in FML issue 1458]