Jenna submitted the following: >No pets are allowed. Not even a goldfish. >No matter how I approach the subject or how I argue my case, this is the >response I receive from the people at the college I'll be going to. Jenna and other readers. Your *particular* college is not alone. All shelterers are aware that ANY pets ae banned from on campus housing-- REGARDLESS of species. This is based on the fact that dormatories must be friendly to all persons, and many persons could have allergies. In order to be fair to all, they MUST make and enforce this policy! Living in A NH college town outskirt, I shudder to think of the many college bound - but refused- ferrets we have seen at Ferret Wise shelter!!! *If* you must keep your pet, pray that if you decide to smuggle it in the college folks are friendly enough to refer it to a ferret friendly shelter, they can and may remove it-- or you will face expulsion! The best solution would be to leave your ferret in the care of your family, or close friend so you can visit when you are not in school, unless you can get agreeable off campus housing. What is not fair is trying to bend the rules and sacrificing the welfare of your animal companion! Either that or wait until your pet pases on to pursue your education. -- This is one scenario in the life of humans who get a pet and don't consider the future.. not to be scolding-- but as humans, we all tend not to weigh consequences before we assume an important committment, namely to care for our animal friends. Good luck, sure hope you can find a reasonable alternative! fondly in ferrets, ALicia for the many faces at Ferret Wise Please visit our newly updated shelter site at url http://www.dartmouth.edu/~crassi/.index.html our web catalog page at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~crassi/funalia.html and at http://www.iGive.com/html/ssi.cfm?cid=1890&mid=9535 Where Ferret Wise will receive $2.00 for every new person who signs on, and its totally (just takes your time) free to help. Thank you from all the ferrets. [Posted in FML issue 2669]