Perhaps you didn't catch this but,
 
Sukie wrote:
>I was not asked to provide privacy, but the details are NOT mine to
>give, so since further details wouldn't help and giving further ones may
>hurt I drew the line.  Curiosity, even of those I like doesn't outweigh
>privacy and when there is nothing to gain by saying more it especially
>doesn't.
 
Sukie plainly states that she was NOT asked to provide "privacy".  So
honour, in no way, shape or form is at risk in THIS particular situation.
And giving further details wouldn't help???
 
By the way, PLEASE don't compare the loss of a job or friendship - to the
loss of a life.
 
Sukie wrote:
>Frankly, when that point is reached "pestering" or bullying makes me
>even more decided to protect the privacy of those who spoke to me>
 
Perhaps I'm being a little aggressive here, but not for selfish reasons.
I'm trying to "ferret" out detailed information so that we could ALL
learn from it and perhaps save one of our kids.
 
Sukie wrote:
>I think that pushing for more details doesn't make sense, anyway.
>The entire topic of which Lupron works best for which ferret is so
>individual and needs to be suited to the nuances of the individual
>ferrets while actual researchers who bother to control their studies
>well need to delve further.
 
IF a ferret died from Lupron, it DOES make sense to find out the details
in an effort to possibly prevent future mishaps.
 
How can we verify information if the presenter isn't willing to give more
details?
 
Sukie wrote:
>Anyway, I wasn't asked to give secrecy
 
Sukie, have you asked these people about sharing the info?
 
Sukie wrote:
>but I sure have noticed that people got awfully quiet on their
>experiences in either direction.  I hope that they do feel free to
>speak frankly no matter what their experiences
 
I agree.  That whole "Along Came Polly" incident went on and on and....
people wrote letters of protest, refused to see the movie, etc.  BUT no
ferret(s) died.  So this leads me to one conclusion.  People that might
want to speak up are perhaps afraid to.  And that might be because of
your "status" in this community.  I think the same could be said if it
were Dr. Williams, Mike Janke, Bob C, and so on.  The only difference
being that I've not seen these people state something publicly without
presenting more information when asked.
 
Partial unsubstantiated information could cause harm to others.  If the
information can't be substantiated or the details released, don't present
it in the first place.
[Posted in FML issue 4561]