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New York City is far from alone in its disgust with the weasel-like creatures. They're also considered samizdat in Hawaii, California, Puerto Rico, Guam, Salt Lake City, and Washington, DC, among other locales. But even in jurisdictions where ferrets are allowed, their owners are often stereotyped as being smelly, eccentric hoarders, possibly because of their pets' odd, long bodies and musky scent.Growing up in Miami, Nizama never imagined that a ferret could be so political. In her city of origin it's the pit bull that causes public hysteria. Since 1989, when one ripped off the face of an eight-year-old girl, the breed has been banned within county lines. Pretty much ever since, advocates have argued that pit bulls are only as dangerous as their owners, and that the ban itself is classist, since people from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds tend to own them."You don't want to think that government is lazy and that your crazy Republican uncle is right… But then something like this happens." –Veronica Nizama
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