First of all, who is this Lydia? Why are you saying bad things about me publicly, when you could email me privately? I have no idea who you are nor have I ever communicated with you before. You are making assumptions and judgements about me without knowing me or communicating with me. Let me give you some input so that maybe next time, you will look into both sides BEFORE publicly trying to humiliate someone. I have two ferrets from the breeder that has blocked emails. I AM NOT a (as you put it) "potential owner". When I purchased these animals from her, she stated that she would always be available and that I should contact her if questions arise. She also told me that she tracks owners so that she can find out if the ferrets she produces live a long time, health issues, etc... Well, this breeder is friends with a some people here that have taken someone's ferrets without authorization to do so (also known as stealing). When I told the breeder that I was going public with this info. she blocked my emails. You can draw your own conclusions as to why this information could be damaging to her reputation, I only speculate. I am still surprised that this breeder supports this group o f people, knowing they did this. She had always had strong convictions and morals or it appeared so when I met her. In fact, this breeder emailed me yesterday, telling me that somebody told her that I am getting rid of the two that I got from her. Where this person got this information is beyond me because my post on the FML was pretty clear - these are not my ferrets. I am simply acting as a placement person for someone who is hearing impaired. If this breeder were to look at the records she has supposedly kept, she would have seen that my ferrets are all under one year old and that none of them are albino. She can email me, but I can't email her? Kind of childish if you ask me. Next time you might want to stop and think, "gee, is there more to the story?" As for ending my controversial emails with anything about flaming, I do that because I realize that some of the things I bring up are controversial. I do not mind civil disagreements, and will try to see where another person is coming from, BUT I don't like getting called names or being insulted. I do not feel it necessary to "defend" myself unless I see something that is gibberish and makes no sense about me. Those of you who wish to disagree with me, can do so privately or CIVILLY on the FML. Those who live in Washington State and have not met me, you are welcome to come and do so at anytime. There are two sides to every story, I only speak from my own experiences. "Look before you leap" [Posted in FML issue 2964]