>I do not believe the Hertzogs are being singled out. Actually I disagree with the AFA statement. I read the orginal message and it was only addressed to Shirley Hertzog. As a matter of fact it started with Hi Shirley. It was not forwarded to anyone except AFA Board Members. The orginal mailing list was deleted from the message on the FML as it should have been because it was not needed here. It appeared to me that is was only directed at the Hertzogs. It was also received two days before the show date even though the AFA knew that their vendor table would not be part of their show but outside their area. I also believe that the AFA did not expect or intend that this policy of theirs become public but it was directed at Shirley with the only purpose to try and exclude her from the Expo. Another question that everyone is forgetting here is has a ferret actually ever died from ADV in this area. Before you bring up the Hertzogs once again that ferret was euthanized because it was sick and one of the many tests performed on it was for ADV and it turned out positive (questionable accuracy) so it did not die from the ADV. Anyone else have one die from it or just test positve under a test that is highly doubtful as far as results are concerned. Has anyone actually had a ferret sick from ADV that you could point to and say yes that is definately ADV or is it just a tag a vet may throw on it when it doesn't fit anything else that the ferret may have and the vet doesn't know what is wrong with it. I am not trying to belittle the threat of a very serious disease, but just how much of a threat is it really. If all ferrets that test positve die from it I am sure someone would have made that public by now or do the ferrets just test positive live to be old ferrets and die from age or another disease carrying it to the grave with them. I also feel that even though something has to be done I don't think this is the correct aproach. It leaves to many variables. What if the ferret is tested 7 weeks prior to the show and contracts ADV after it is tested but before the show. It is still infected and at the show with a negatve test result. What if an owner wants to show a ferret and submits a blood vial from a known negative ferret with the questionable ferrets name on it just to show the ferret or just alters the test results when received. I am not pointing any fingers just bringing up variables. People will do strange things to show an animal that may just be a champion. As it is right now I think there may be people showing ferrets that if tested may come up positive but have not been tested. (my opinion only not a fact) Until a test is developed that is considered 100% accurate and can be certified by someone as being the actual ferret tested the test papers brought to a show aren't worth the paper they are written on. I think that this whole debate has been progated by one or more individuals with the soul purpose of the continued percecution of another indidual and backfired and became public. These comments are again all my opinion and you are free to disagree. Dennis [Posted in FML issue 3063]