Greetings everyone, I have been a subscribing member to the FML for over two years now. This is, I believe, my first contribution to the mail. We all may have slightly different views on many subjects, and that is good. Controversy usually brings enlightenment to the curious and caring. At the same time, it can bring out the worst in those who wish to flagrantly condemn and chastise. The trick, as readers of the LIST, is to join the curious and caring, seek FACT instead of accepting fiction, Make certain your armed with the latest and proper information, then form YOUR OPINION. Even if that goes against the grain of many other people doesn't always make you wrong. I sift through and read every issue and every post. Like anything else, I believe about half of what I see. Facts people, Facts! Not the deranged and deluded ravings purported to be based in truth. As a shelter/rescue owner (not for profit, applied for 501C3 status) I am in the same boat as many others. Catch me on a bad day and you may think I keep a filthy shelter. Come back the next day and you might think it was a hospital as it's so clean. Like most of us who CARE, The welfare of the FERRETS is tantamount, and I buy for them before I buy my own groceries, just like most of the rest of us. We are doing what we do because we love the animal, not the attention and we are not masochists but put our charges (ferrets) first always. I digress, but please, keep your mind open and your mouth a little more closed. Surprising what you might manage to learn. Remember that days are like people, one 'rotten apple' doesn't make the whole bushel bad. Be kind, be fair, and Love the fuzzies. "If I can only save but just one more..........." Dave Berlowitz Cherokee Ferret Shelter and Rescue 513 South 35th Street Omaha NE. 68105 (402) 346-6380) [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 3441]