I currently own 6 ferrets.I wholeheartedly agree with JD,Mary,Sleepyferret and Poohbear!! I love my dog,but there's just something so special about ferrets.And if any of mine escaped to the "wilds",not one of them would know how to survive.Plus the pet stores sell spayed and neutered ferrets,so how could they breed in the wild if they escaped from their homes?Ferrets may not be the ideal pet for everyone,but that's no reason to make them illegal.