The Discovery Channel Online is currently featuring a news brief, "Big
Apple Bans Some Pets," that discusses the NYC ferret issue.  As they put
it in their teaser, "New York City ferret owners are in an uproar that
their pets have been lumped in with crocodiles."
 
To read the brief, go to:
http://www.discovery.com/news/news.html
 
If you don't see it featured on that page, check out the two-week archive.
 
An adorable ferret face graces the article.  Be sure to click to the
zoom-in view, where you can see that the ferret is being cradled in a
human's hands, making the ferret appear even more innocent and lovable.
 
Vesna Vuynovich Kovach
[Posted in FML issue 2727]