This almost sounds like satire. You can't have a ferret. Dad said so. Go play with something else.
Sorry man, you don't get to have ferrets. You also can't own a cheetah or a chimpanzee. Get a hamster, cat, dog, tarantula, python, goat, chicken, alpaca, chinchilla, fish, parakeet or one of the dozens of other options.
It takes like ten seconds to go over the benefits of ferrets. Why be lazy? I don't think it's a bad idea to briefly weigh both sides in just about every situation.
- Pluses: furry animal in the house. This benefit can be bestowed by a dog or a hamster.
- Minuses: annihilation of several wild species native to CA. Neither dogs nor hamsters pose this risk.