Lisette wrote:
>I was delighted to read on our FML that part of the discussion of ferrets
>at FML 2000 concerned international lobbying for ferret protection from
>puppy mills and other inhumane situations.
 
Nothing I heard at Ferrets 2000 indicated any sort of support for the
viewpoints expressed by Lisette over the last few days.
 
Lynn Foster wrote:
>1. We need to have an organization at an international level that can
>   lobby on behalf of ferrets and ferret owners.
>2. We need to examine the business of ferret production in North America
>   and challenge breeders, large and small, to be more responsible in
>   follow-up on the kinds of creatures and the inbred illnesses that they
>   may or may not be creating.
 
This is an accurate description of the discussion.
 
Linda Iroff
Oberlin OH
[Posted in FML issue 3179]