A city ordinance in Lorain, OH (located west of Cleveland) prohibits residents from owning animals that may be dangerous to people (including wolves, bears, wolverines, boas, etc, but with dogs and cats excepted), or other wild carnivores such as ferrets. I discovered this by way of a local newspaper article on the white wolf, Diablo, who was finally captured after running about loose for 3 weeks. Diablo's owner was not very cooperative is helping to capture the wolf, and seemed unconcerned for his welfare, so animal control officers had turned Diablo over to a couple that owned several other wolf and wolf/dog hybrids. And now after all the news coverage, Diablo's owner wants him back. The city safety director, however, doesn't want the wolf returned, and threatens to enforce the ordinance. (Note: the wolf never threatened or even growled at anyone, even when captured.) I called his office, and the very helpful woman who answered the phone read the ordinance to me and is mailing me a copy. I asked what needed to be done to change the ordinance. She said she would find out and call me back. A few minutes later she called, and said the safety director said it was up to the City Council to change the ordinance. So I called the Council office, and the clerk said I would need to get one of the councilors to sponsor a change. She gave me the names of the 3 At-Large councilors. (Note: I do not live in the city.) So I will make some more phone calls, and see where I get. Meanwhile, Bev is calling the county Animal Protective League to see if she can get their support. Linda Iroff North Coast Ferret Shelter Serving Northeast Ohio http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html [Posted in FML issue 1729]