Jane Langdon wrote: >I think my quote has been taken a bit out of context, I was talking about >the morality of shipping to the UK (and other countries). Your message didn't appear as such, you were very emphatic that shipping a ferret in the U.S. is something you would not agree with. No 'out of context' clipping here. See Quote: >I would not agree with shipping a ferret across a US state much less >world-wide!!! According to their website, I could go on-line now and >get a ferret shipped to me here in the UK. All of the ferrets I shipped, flew into me from New Zealand, a 12 hour flight. (Or more, by the time they got to me.) Outside of being extremely hyper after being in the shipping crate all that time, they did not suffer physically a bit! I did not, and do not, consider that shipping wrong. I don't think any of the people who ultimately received one (or more) of the NZ ferrets from me (Well...actually, the breeder in New Zealand) would disagree with me either! I will restate. The real issue at hand, is whether or not someone should be able to ship ferrets anywhere from an online store, with no personal contact with the purchaser. The actual shipping is a non-issue, IMHO. For our ferrets MC, The Rude One (With Snorkle, Tuzigoot, Bancho, and Artemus. In spirit, Bubba, Billy-Bob, and Garret) [Posted in FML issue 3598]