Judy, I agree with what you're saying, and I would not leave my ferrets (or my bunny) in the house in an emergency, either .. regardless of how "temporary" I had been told that the situation would be. I just wanted to point out, though, that the Times Square incident happened shortly after 8:30 in the morning, on a weekday. A lot of the pet owners had probably already left for work, and I would imagine that is why their animals were left in the building unattended, and the owners were unable to evacuate them. - Ela ___ ___ (000)___(000) Ela Heyn / @ @ \ [log in to unmask] | | ======@====== http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5483 [Posted in FML issue 2386]