I have a friend who sends me jokes and amusing articles from the internet. I was suprised to find a mention of Kodo in yesterday's email. It was in a collation of articles from newspapers around the world containing bizarre news stories which I get sent regularly. I'm not sure where it originates from (BIG thinks it might be from Randy Cassingham at http://www.thisistrue.com). I have included some of the text preceding the bit about Kodo so you can get an idea of the context. Israel's Supreme Court outlawed alligator wrestling as a spectator event. ... A gang of children in Rio de Janeiro set a beggar on fire. ... Kodo, a pet ferret, was sentenced to death for biting the hand of a 71-year-old man. After all the publicity about Kodo that was reported on the FML I found the choice of wording of the single sentence an interesting revelation on what parts of the huge amount of publicity actually caught the i public's attention. - "pet ferret" No connotations here of the "dangerous wild animal" tag ferrets often seem to end up with - "sentenced to death" Not "euthanised", which is good. No mention of rabies though. - "biting" Looks like the public never caught on to the fact that it was not a bite. It's a one sentence summary of a big issue that left a hell of a lot out. It was pointed out to me by another friend who was quite suprised to find out I already knew all about Kodo. Kylie Kylie Preisig, Perth, Western Australia [log in to unmask] First Aid Officer, WA Ferrets and Ferreting Society The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer. [Posted in FML issue 2023]