The word "hy-brid" is a noun meaning (1) the offspring of two animals... of different varieties, species, etc. and (2) anything of mixed origin.] Indirectly from the horse's mouth, I was told this remarkably uneducated comment made by a Charlotte, NC vet to a client: "No, I do not issue rabies tags for ferrets because they are hybrid animals." Excuse me? Wrong answer. Please join a ferret club and/or sponsor a ferret shelter. Funds are required to photocopy and mail out ferret facts to uneducated vets and the like. Together we can make a difference for our furballs, alone it becomes a financial burden and downfall to the one's not sitting on the fence post. Shari Gunter Club Contact Triangle Ferret Lovers club, NC http://www.trifl.org [Posted in FML issue 2450]