>I have stated this before and will again! The only way to stop >early neutering is to legislate it. It would be great to have >Federal Legislation IMO, the last thing we need is yet more legislation governing every last aspect of our lives. Are you free or are you not free? I think it is possible to effect a change through attitude shift, in the same way that people have become more interested in their health in the last two decades (or at least they talk about it), or, in a negative way, the way that rumours and sensationalism got people to think that ferrets are vicious and dangerous. If it gets out that enough ferret people are concerned about early spay and neuter (even with no studies to prove there is a problem), then I believe the market will respond. If this happens, it may not be without some negatives, however, like ferrets dying from anemia and people breeding them to excess. I meet tons of people while walking the ferrets, and if they are interested I tell them that while there are no studies, I believe that early spay and neuter is a problem. So I spread my poisonous, misguided beliefs (including the less controversial one that ferrets make great pets for some people!). Todd Cromwell III, Dors and Seldon, WA State [Posted in FML issue 2237]