> > If Arnie-land lacks small valuable wild animals and the wild bird life > > is unimportant to you, then easing of restrictions on Ferrets and > > their ilk may be a good idea. > > Well, for instance, why would neutered ferrets be a problem? They'd be OK if they only ate neutered birds and animals :-) More seriously, that would reduce the risk from 'release candidates' (to borrow and expression from somewhere I can't quite put my finger on ... :-) ) PROVIDED that people could be trusted to do what they were meant to do. Human nature being what it is, the only certain way of removing the problem with certainty is to remove the problem completely. (Which doesn't mean it is necessarily what should be done). ) Shame about human nature. RM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads