RE: Ferrets in research
        I guess it would depend upon the TYPE of research one is doing with
our fantastic fuzzies. If you're talking about any form of research from which
the ferret does not directly benefit, then I'fd have to say "NO" to it. But, as
one who voted to send several lymphoma positive ferrets to M.I.T. to participate
in the research of that ferret malady by Dr. Fox and Erdman, I know the value
that such research can ultimately be in extending the longevity of these carpet
sharks. I'd welcome feedback from MIT on the progress of such research. I work
(or rather volunteer) in a shelter that currently has about 5 lymphoma positive
ferrets. Unless they are fostered, they will spend the rest of their lives in
 the shelter.
        I'm aware that there are (or were) tests being conducted on ferrets that
didn't have much (if any) merit . Draize, LD-50 and the lot... But I think we
 must differentiate between the types  and merits of testing.
The old PETA adage that "Any use of an animal is ABUSE of an animal" is just
fancy rhetoric. That's my opinion, anyway.
 
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Roger D. McMillian ([log in to unmask])
Owned by Cinnamon Bear, CH. Megabuyte, CH. Tribble, Heidi, Sneakers, Black Magic
Phoenyx & Maggie. The opinions expressed here are mine and may also reflect the
opinions of my ferrets...
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[Posted in FML issue 0735]