...several nations in the UK get better and here is another example: <http://www.myallcoastnota.com.au/news/national/national/general/spot-the-difference-more-leeway-for-assistance-animals/2380534.aspx> In the U.S. the take is pretty much "how dare a family in need of a service animals be allergic to dogs or horses or both, or need an animal with hands". Basically, here it is more of power struggle by certain providers of the animals even when others fully meet their criteria. In the U.K. the actual people in need and their families are being far more considered and treated kindly and more fairly than here since the changes in recent months. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall) [Posted in FML 7265]