Well, hello Harry....nice to hear one of your positive, uplifting rants
again...

>I have to say something here as the Ferrets Across America have been
>mentioned as a possibilty for transport. They will NOT transport any
>of the DMK ferrets.

Hmm, I must have missed that bulletin. Where was it posted? It
certainly wasn't posted by me if there was one. There was never an
official statement made by the FAA saying we would *not* transport any
of the DMK ferrets. If you say there was a post stating that, please
let me know where and when you saw it and by whom it was posted so I
can address the issue.

>As a side note about the FAA I have not heard of a sucessful
>transport done by them in the last five years.<<

You haven't been on the board in over 3 years, so how would you know?
We've had at least 8-10 transports in the last few years. Just about
all of them posted on the FAA board and other transport groups I belong
to, so more than likely you wouldn't have seen any of them; they were
not posted to any ferret boards or even the FML.

>Many people have asked for transports but there is always an excuse
>as to why they are not done.

This couldn't be further from the truth. There isn't always an excuse.
What's an excuse? Ferrets not being vaccinated? Not being ADV tested?
Not being vetted? No health certificate? Those aren't excuses, Harry,
those are part of the guidelines of our organization. They have been in
place since day one...nothing has changed. You certainly didn't have
any issues with them when you were a member, did you? Now you do. On
another note, you would not have any idea about what transports are
requested of the FAA as they usually e-mail me privately, not on the
board. So who are these *many* you speak of?

>This post may ruffle some fur in the ferret world but ask any of the
>members of the FAA to tell you about a transport that the FAA has done.

Ruffle away; I'm not offended or even remotely bothered by your
comments. You have one of these rants at least once a year. Go ahead,
ask FAA members; we have done transports. Again, if you're not there,
you wouldn't have a clue what we have and have not done.

>Some of the members have taken it upon themselves to do the
>transports with great sucess and I applude them.

I *applaud* any of our members' activities in the ferret rescue
community as well. We have an incredible group of individuals in our
organization. Just because they are members of the FAA does not mean
they are restricted to doing *only* FAA related transports. They can do
whatever they wish in that regard...they are not obligated or tied down
to the FAA, nor do they have to ask permission to do other things.

>I have also done transports that the FAA would not do.

What transports would those be, Harry? Transport needs posted publicly
on an actual ferret message board? If you did, well then more power to
you. This isn't about making comparisons or I did this and you didn't.
It's simply about the ferrets, as long as it gets done with their
welfare, safety, and health in mind. Right?

>What is the sense of having an org. set up to do this when with all
>of their political correct rules and regulations do not let the task
>of moving ferrets when the need arises get done.

Political correct rule? Would you mind defining that? If you're
referring to our guidelines and safety precautions, again, why didn't
you seem to have any issues with them when you were a member? They're
in place for a reason, and you know that. You know better (or so I
thought) than to start barking about something that has been in place
for over 6 years, and never once did you voice your problem with them
when you were a member. Complaining now just makes it look more like
you have a grudge against the FAA (or maybe it's just against me) for
personal reasons rather than regarding our *rules*.

>Before anyone asks yes at one time I was a member of FAA and yes I
>was a disgruntled member, seeing as nothing was ever accomplished by
>them. I have been slammed by them before for speaking up about this
>and I imagine I will be slammed again for it.

Yeah, you're definitely disgruntled. Slammed? You were never slammed by
me or the FAA, Harry. Please stop playing the victim as I've heard this
"I'm being slammed", "everybody's picking on me" from you before, not
only in regards to the FAA, but 2 other groups you were removed from.
Yes, you were a member...from January 1, 2003 to August 4, 2004. Do
you remember why you were removed Harry? Because of the same nonsense
you were pulling on the other 2 boards.....constant spamming (even
when asked numerous times to stop or at least cut back) of the boards
with forwards that were on dozens of other boards. It wasn't just the
spamming. It was the obstinacy, nastiness, and your argumentative
behavior when I had asked you to stop spamming the board, as I had
received numerous complaints. Then when I had no choice but to put you
on moderation, and reject your forwarded posts, you felt the need to
start slamming me on other boards. Your behavior was counterproductive
to what we were trying to accomplish in the group. You wanted to make
a monstrous spectacle of your grudge against the FAA, so you were
removed. What's the point in being a member of a group when you're not
helping, but instead are stirring the pot against that very group all
over other boards? Childish. But we've gone through this song and dance
before Harry, haven't we? Yup, every single year, it's the same thing,
except this time it's on the FML. Same story, different board. I'll be
looking for another one of your rants in what 6 months? Maybe a year?

This isn't meant to sound catty to those that are reading this...it's
just getting tiresome year after year to be reading Harry's grudge
against the FAA. It's getting old.

>There is no good reason on this God's earth why they as a group cannot
>step up to the plate like everyone else does in situations like this,
>their so called saftey rules and health rules or not.

Yup, they are in place for health and safety reasons. I'm sorry you
don't agree with them.

>Remember it's for the ferrets,not just to get your name in print on
>the FML or other groups.

It certainly is about the ferrets. You're absolutely correct. I haven't
done anything to get my name in print on the FML or anywhere else or
I'd be posting every transport need to the boards, not to mention
anything and everything I've done or the group has done, or just about
any other post I could think of sending, just to get my name out there.
I'm *not* about that. The FAA is *not* about that. We're not about
bragging, boasting, or public grandstanding, sorry.

>It's time for the members of the FAA to stand up and do something, not
>just talk about it on the FAA Yahoo Group and do nothing.

Again, you have no idea what we do or don't do. You're not there, so
you have no clue. Period. Stop posting your usual hearsay and
assumptions.

~Nancy

[Posted in FML 5740]