>[Moderator's note: Good question, thanks. Posting the vet's names is OK -- >they are not prosecuted for treating ferrets. But admitting to owning them >is another issue, though it's a bit difficult to prove a particular ferret >is a personal pet rather than a patient. I will remove the info from the >archvies just in case. BIG] Hopefully someone specifically knowledgable in California can respond but it doesn't matter if a vet is keeping someone else's ferret or their own - the result is the same. As I understand it, vets are legally allowed to treat ferrets but not keep them overnight. Keeping the ferret overnight is possession. And the possession is illegal not just strictly ownership; otherwise all the California folks could lease them from folks outside the state. >From: Derek & Amy Flemming <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Mothering jills >I have noticed that BOTH of the two girls have been mothering the other >jills Normal and expected. Not all mama-to-bes do it as openly as others but even those that are going through a false pregnancy will do maternal acts to their room-mates. Some even try to drag their people in for mothering. >From: Eve Kochel <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Fert Fashion >Hi, Bill! >You're a nut. ;-) Thanks! Never claimed to be anything else... >Thanks for the clarification! I guess next they'll be accessorizing? Just watch what they start stealing and stashing. With summer coming they'll start going for matching handbags or something. -bill -- bill and diane killian zen and the art of ferrets http://www.zenferret.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2657]