dʒˈeɪmz hˈaʊɚd ʌvðə fɹˈɛsnoʊ bˈiː sˈɛd kˈæts fˈeɪld tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn wˌaɪ ˈɛnɪwˌʌn wʊd wˈɔnt tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn ɐ spˈoːɹt sˈʌtʃ ɐz fˈɛɹɪtlˈɛɡɪŋ, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl "ˈɔfɚz ɐ ɡlˈɪmps ˌɪntʊ ðə hjˈuːmən nˈiːd tə tʃˈælɪndʒ ðɪ ˈɛdʒᵻz ʌv hjˈuːmən ɛndˈʊɹɹəns".
James Howard of The Fresno Bee said Katz failed to explain why anyone would want to participate in a sport such as ferret-legging, but the article "offers a glimpse into the human need to challenge the edges of human endurance".