Today I received a call from a good friend of mine, Barbara Ludt.  Seems she
had begun to make her calls to the Senators and Representatives this
afternoon and found that she was the FIRST one to call them.
 
Please!  Time is of the essence!  At the meeting Thursday evening, Brevard
County Commissioners will present a proposal to the Florida State Senators
and House of Representatives based in Brevard County asking them to support
a quarantine period for ferrets involved in bite or scratch incidents.  We
will need to show enough interest to involve both a member of the Senate as
well as a member of the House.  Without this, we're lost for another year.
This bill will benefit all Florida ferret owners, please help us!
 
We need ALL Floridians to call these six officials and support our common
cause.  We need to let them know that this is not just a few members of
Brevard Ferret Lovers Rescue requesting a change in the law.  They MUST know
that others from all over the state support this initiative also.
 
Ask your vet to call.  Ask your family, friends and co-workers to call.
(Callers do not need to own ferrets) All six calls can be made in 10 minutes
with very little fuss!
 
You will simply need to call and tell them *I support the proposal from
Brevard County dealing with ferret rabies quarantine*.  They, in turn, will
ask you for your name and address.  You will not need to explain your
position or justify your support.
 
I will again post the names and phone numbers of the Congressmen involved.
I have been attempting to obtain fax and email addresses for them also and
will update the list as I obtain new information.  Also, the date originally
posted contained an error.  The meeting is on Thursday, Jan 16, not the
17th.
 
Thanks for your help!
 
Susie Sherman
Member of: Brevard Ferret Lovers Rescue
Melbourne, FL
 
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The rabies issue is going before the Brevard County Legislative Delegation
on Thurs, Jan 16, 1997 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at:
 
Veterans Memorial Park Center
400 South Sykes Creek Drive
Merritt Island
 
                                  Office              FAX
Chairman  Rep. Randy Ball      (407) 383-5151
          Sen. Charlie Bronson (407) 779-1155   Voice calls only
          Sen. Patsy Kurth     (407) 984-4951
          Rep. Howard Futch    (407) 676-6025   (407) 722-5354
          Rep. Harry Goode     (407) 984-4848
          Rep. Bill Posey      (407) 636-5693
[Posted in FML issue 1814]