I'm sure that there are some individuals who felt a degree of pleasure or satisfaction from reading Sam's post about ADV and some New Zealand ferrets. Shame on you if you did. This has been a very painful situation for a lot of people. I have in my possession a document from the New Zealand government telling me very clearly that there was no Aleutians in New Zealand. There was no reason for *anyone* to doubt that. I have not tested all of my ferrets yet, but one of my NZ ferrets, Kiwi, has shown positive for ADV. However, my 5 yr old MF Rosie, who plays with Kiwi daily, has tested negative. I don't show my ferrets, so I'm not concerned about spreading the virus. And we have made the decision not to quarantine anyone. The four ferrets have been together daily for over a year, and I'm not going to change that now. I hope the ferret people can all avoid the usual finger pointing and bickering, and focus on the primary goal -- let's stop this deadly disease somehow! Joanne [Posted in FML issue 3330]