Ferrets are still illegal as pets in California and Hawaii. Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoed the last California bill legalizing existing ferret pets in 2006. Christie Keith makes the argument that ferret owners are less likely to seek out vet care for their illegal pets, thus increasing the chance of transmitting diseases that are preventable by vaccines, which may be just as damaging as the presumed environmental impact of stray ferrets. Who is really behind the anti-ferret-pet lobby? Environmentalists have much bigger things to worry about, don’t they?