As of this moment (12 noon, July 15, 1999), the ferret is still alive. Apparently, the "owner" of the ferret still retains ownership of the ferret, even though she has been incarcerated. This being the case, and with the full willingness and support of "Sophie", the "owner" has decided to have the ferret murdered...uh...euthanized. It would appear that in Canada (well, that province, at least) and maybe elsewhere, it is OK to decide that you want your pet killed and you will find plenty of support to do so. Sophie got somewhat angry when I suggested that maybe it wasn't the ferret's fault as to what happened to the baby. She didn't want to entertain any idea other than the ferret being a vicious and malicious beast that has no right to exist...and this coming from a person that works at an animal pound!!! Who on earth thought that this person was suitable for this position??? In my opinion, that would be like putting a Charles Manson in charge of the birthing center at the local hospital!!! She actually seemed *happy* that this poor ferret would die! Another think that no one seems to have noticed...were the wounds severe enough to say that the ferret might have eventually killed the infant? If they were nothing more than scratches and bites (I know that only one of my ferrets has ever been able to break the skin when biting and that was out of sheer fright), then where does anyone come off saying that the ferret needs to die??? Maybe it's just me, but I think something is dreadfully wrong here. I don't know if I'd be too far off the mark if I suggested that maybe the mother be put down and the ferret rehabilitated. Firing Sophie from her current position and preventing her from getting another job in any other related field wouldn't be a bad thing, either. I was always under the impression that the people at an animal shelter were there to try to help the animals *live*, rather than seeming to relish the idea that one should die. Todd and the (You know? I think some people are less than the animals...) Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns! --- [log in to unmask] "users.success.net/toddl/" [Posted in FML issue 2743]