Hello Everyone, I hope that everyone had a very happy holiday. Everyone that subscribes to this list is obviously a ferret lover, and would joy in receiving a baby ferret for Christmas, im sure, except when its not permitted by law. BUT, not everyone in the world is. This was made very obvious to us today when we received our first "Christmas Present" ferret at the shelter. Yeah, I know. Its a record. A whole 2 days. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. He is a sweet baby boy; about 4-5 months old, and as you all know in that stage of ferret childhood, they're very playful and somewhat nutty. He is perfectly normal for his age, but the fact that he would grab at the present recipient with his teeth really scared her, and she did not want "that type of animal" in her home with her family. She claimed the person who gave it to her did not ask her if she wanted a pet, but just kind of "sprung" it on her on Christmas morning. When she told the gift giver that she didn't want it, they attempted to return it to the petstore, but were (thankfully) referred to the Ferret Central website, since the store would not take the little guy back. The gift giver did not want the poor boy either, so she brought him to us today. He seems so sweet, and playful, and after he finishes his series of distemper vaccinations and his rabies vaccination, he'll be adoptable. After 5 days, ill integrate him with our 5 other >6 month old babies, which im sure he'll enjoy playing with. Its just such a shame that people still perceive animals as acceptable "presents" to others, without even considering that the animal may not be wanted. If you might be interested in adopting little "Hokey" or any of his other 24 brothers or sisters, please check our site. We will be resuming adoptions after January 10th, after all the holidays are through. Have a safe and ferrety new year, Kim KiSta Ferret Rescue http://www.kistaferret.ontheweb.nu Please help us help the ferrets by visiting Eyegive at http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=3D4030&mid=3D7501 We receive $2.00 for every new person who signs on, and its totally free to help us. Thank you from the ferrets. [Posted in FML issue 2538]