>If the majority of ferrets sold are winding up in shelters as is often >implied, then I would agree with you, but I want to see the numbers on that >first. Please educate me... Results of the STAR* shelter survey as of 2/10/98 account for 4189 ferrets coming in to 91 shelters. Of those ferrets, 415 were unaltered (9.9%) and 2392 were reported with MF tattoos (57%). Other ferrets were reported from private breeders, Path Valley, CBC, Hagen, and other sources unknown. For a complete report of this year's shelter survey, send a SASE to: STAR* Shelter Survey Results, Box 1714, Springfield, VA 22151-0714. [Posted in FML issue 2234]