In response to today's posting on Ferret licensing, I fully support it. After reading of all the ferret horror stories and all over the years and also here, I can only deduce that these animals are grossly not understood and the public at large are not very well educated on the needs ane ways of these magnificant animals. I do not mean to suggest they be made illegal, but I do mean to offer the need for legislation to qualify potential owners prior to taking possession, and licensing the owners as well as the pets to insure the continued health and well being of the animals. I can only ask all of you to contact your state and local politicians with the notion of creating laws to so qualify owners and to control the whereabouts of ferret pets. Of course, this would fully enact the means to take action against those who fail to properly care for such pets in the event they are caused to be removed from the owners. Your thoughts? [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2835]