To those who may have been offended by my use of subterfuge in dealer with the would-be breeder, I can only say I did what I thought the best to get the ferrets out as quickly as possible without further confrontation. To those who saw fit to send private flame-mail to Bev, I hope you realize your verbal violence is no less hurtful than physical violence. You owe her an apology. And to my dear friend Bev, I apologize for not putting in the smiley face to indicate the gentle teasing I was trying to do. I'm very sorry you got hurt. I will post more on the results of Operation Oberlin later. Linda Iroff North Coast Ferret Shelter Serving Northesat Ohio http://www,oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html [Posted in FML issue 1741]