Congrats on the 10 years of the FML!!!
Even though I have been an FML subscriber longer then most people here,
I'm still a newcomer to those that have been here since the beginning.
I have read and posted to the FML for little over three years now. (It was
October-November of 1994 when I first subscribed.)
Much has changed since I first started reading the FML -
- a new moderator,
- over 2000 more subscribers get the FML daily
- 4-5 times as many posts in an average day
- states like Massachusetts and Michigan now have legal ferret
ownership
- the numbers of ferret knowledgeable peoples and vets have swelled
- although FML readers have worked for the benefit of ferrets for a
long now, the FML has reached a level of membership that allows
people to respond en masse to problems and disasters. The FML has
reacted to: the Humane Society stance and Rachel Lamb's comments on
Good Morning America about ferrets, Fredonia rescues, black-footed
ferret release programs, Kodo, Spokane, legalization efforts in
Massachusetts, Michigan, and California, rabies shedding studies,
and more.
- US rabies shedding studies and quarrantine periods for ferrets
Things that have stayed the same -
- the quality of moderation
- the love and caring expressed by FML readers for their ferrets
- the love and caring expressed by FML readers for other people
- the fun and zaniness that all of us ferret people must have
- the quality of medical and scientific information shared
- the tears shed over loss and tragedy
- the narrow mindedness and ignorance of those blocking CA legalization
efforts
- regular discussions about MF, what's the best food/what's not,
genetics and health issues, large breeders vs. small breeders,
petstore pros and cons, etc.
I want to thank all who have added to the FML in the three years I've been
here. I honestly believe that the FML has helped me and my husband to
improve the quality of life for our ferrets. And our lives as well.
I hope that the FML lives for 10 more years! Hopefully in that time we'll
see an end to many of the problems that still plague us and our ferrets!! :)
Viva la FML!
-kim, squirt (zzzzzzzz....), pippi (SOCKS! I NEED SOCKS!), atlas (kibble-
kibble-munch-kibble), and jinx (my little baby girl)
Kimberly Burkard | _ Everything I needed to know in life,
Eastman Kodak Company| _____C .._. I learned from my ferret:
Rochester, New York | ____/ \___/ Frolic and dance for joy often, have
[log in to unmask] |<____/\_---\_\ no fear or worries, and enjoy life.
[Posted in FML issue 2164]
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