Possible end of ferret ban in NYC

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/nyregion/ferret-fanciers-excited-at-chance-that-new-york-city-may-lift-ban.html

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Since a bizarre incident in which Rudolph W. Giuliani verbally abused a ferret enthusiast on the radio a decade and a half ago, New York City’s ferret owners have been dealing with two major problems.

One: They are, technically, criminals.

Two: Everyone thinks they are insane.

“People see it as a dumb, silly issue: ‘Who cares, weasels?’ ” said Veronica F., whose two clandestine ferrets, Watson and Nacho, live with her in Queens. “There’s a notion that we all have some sort of mental problem.”
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