I personally don't find Ed's request for remains offensive. As a matter of fact, when my Cuey passed away recently and my vet thought his case of lymphoma was really strange, I wondered if there was anyone out there who researched that kind of stuff who would have like to autopsy Cuey to learn more about the disease itself. I would have been willing to donate his remains if I thought it would help teach us something about ferret diseases that would help them in the future. How else are we going to learn? Just my two cents. I guess I am fairly liberal minded in these areas. debbi, Molly Doll, Merlin the Magician (I can make anything disappear!!) and in memory of Cue Ball [Posted in FML issue 2938]