Originally posted by D_J:
Originally posted by Paul:
   People in California, Hawaii, Washington D.C., and New York City are not allowed to own ferrets. It seems surprising to me that so many Americans are not allowed to own a pet ferret.

   At least for Californians, the Sierra Club is against making it legal to own a pet ferret. The Californians for Ferret Legalization has an interesting response to the Sierra Club position.
I don't know why any state would outlaw ferrets. Of course I don't know much about ferrets, except that they are very cute. Do they carry any specific type of disease? If it is a health issue, then perhaps someone should not be allowed to have them, but personally I like them and think everyone who wants one (provided they can give proper care), should have one.
I own a ferret, and I think it is terrible that the people in those states are not allowed to own one. They are clean, adorable, very playful and a constant joy to their owners. They do not carry any diseases that I know of, of course they are prone to sicknesses. But the reasons the people in those states give are bogus. They are very much like a cat, what is next will they ban cats there too?