Nothing much has changed. Isn't that right? In England, Cleveland, Kent/Auburn (Washington State), Toronto, and Balboa Park in San Diego, and god only knows how many other places and times not publically known - has our loverly little ferret ripped into the flesh of infants ? How many times ? It really doesn't matter, does it? Isn't once enough? Many more dogs and cats slash and rip infants than do ferrets, that is most certainly true. So what! Once is enough for a ferret. The idea of "educating the public" is laughable if not idiotic. No matter how many "educated public" you got out there, it only takes one jackass to make headlines - and that jackass may very well be an educated jackass. It only takes one. And once is enough - once or twice a year somewhere in the USA or another place. It only takes one. And ask yourself, just who is going to do the educating? You people on this mailing list. HA! The vast majority know "diddle-squat" when it comes to instructing others on the nature of ferret behavoir. And it's quite doubtful if any two would even agree on the proper form and content of "educating the public," when the "educators" themselves are about as ignorant as a doorknob. Please consider Chris Kibler's plea: "We need to educate the public so that the UNKNOWN is known, and there is less fear." Chris, here's the question for you and for all the others of like ilk: What, pray tell Chris, is UNKNOWN? Is it everything other than the KNOWN? And Chris, what makes you assume that when the UNKNOWN is known, there will be less fear? Is it possible there might be even greater fear? I have an answer for this problem, but this answer would so infuriate most current ferret owners, that I'd not be safe on the streets at night. Or maybe even in broad daylight. Next time - the bombshell! If you want it. Edward Lipinski, who once assisted at a veterinarian-conducted necropsy (post mortem) of an innocent ferret who had lacerated the scalp of a premature infant 47 (estimated) times in an apparent attempt to DRAG the infant away. [Posted in FML issue 2738]