The ferret world is losing a good and caring ferret person. If you recall, it was Mia and Patrick that struggled hard with a woman that harrassed them over keeping ferrets. Everybody supported them then - why not now? Believe it or not people get pregnant. Mia told the list members of her pregnancy and in light of that she made the hard and responsible decision to REDUCE HER NUMBER OF FERRETS! This was a wise choice! Think about it ... she could have continued on with the ferrets and found out too late that she didn't have enough time for them (this could even be neglectful - not that she would neglect them). She could have dumped her ferrets onto another shelter. Mia & Patrick - I wish you the best of luck with your new family. Congrats! =) Amy Flemming Flemming Farms Perth, Western Australia [Posted in FML issue 2873]