Note that they counted the fish as part of the number of animals....geez. The woman probably surrendered the animals so they wouldn't file charges and fine her. As far as I know, ferrets are still illegal in California too. Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA Never underestimate the ability of the hypocritical to hoodwink the sanctimonious. www.rihadin.com -----Original Message----- http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061005/ap_on_fe_st/critter_menagerie_1 Calif. police find critter 'menagerie' Thu Oct 5, 5:32 PM ET MONTEREY, Calif. - A menagerie, some 86 critters in all, were found in a Fort Ord home. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials, called to the home after receiving a call that the household was exceeding the two animals per dwelling limit, were surprised by the number of animals. "We took our van. We really didn't know what we were getting into," said Judi Adams, humane investigation supervisor for the SPCA of Monterey County. The woman in the house had accumulated the critters over time and was trying to find homes for them. There were 56 fish, six cats, six rats, five frogs, four geckos, three ferrets, two lovebirds, two lizards, one guinea pig and one dog. "She knew she'd gotten in over her head. She was more than happy to surrender them to us," Adams said. SPCA spokeswoman Beth Brookhouser said she does not believe charges will be filed against the woman. __._,_.___ . __,_._,___ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================