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Big Apple to Be Ferret-Friendly

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From Times Wire Reports

New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani wanted to put the bite on a City Council measure to legalize ferret ownership, but friends of the furry weasel prevailed by a hair.

The 26-13 vote, with seven abstentions, was just enough to provide the majority needed in the 51-member council to overturn the longtime ban on keeping ferrets as pets.

In the end, Kathryn Freed, the Manhattan Democrat who sponsored the ferret-friendly bill, basked in her victory, as did six or seven ferret lovers standing in the balcony. Giuliani has promised to veto the measure.

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