From 1989 through 1996, there have been 94 confirmed cases of rabies in the state of Ohio, about a dozen a year. In Lorain County, where I live, the last confirmed case through last Thursday was a rabid bat in 1993. For the state, from 1990 through 1996, the following rabid species were found: 61 bats 5 skunks 2 raccoons (this year raccoons are an increasing problem in eastern counties) 2 cats 4 horses 1 cow 2 foxes From 1980 through 1994, 438 ferrets were testing by the state (about 30 per year). None were found rabid. These statistics are from Bill Allison of the Lorain County Health Department (total cases and ferrets tested) and Flemming Mosley of the Lorain City Health Department (species counts). Linda Iroff North Coast Ferret Shelter http://www.oberlin.edu/~liroff/ncfs.html [Posted in FML issue 2045]