Hey guys- I know we're all outraged at what Morrison posted to the FML. Heck, me too! But I wanted to mention that I think it's a waste of time to respond to her words. Obviously nothing that appears here is going to change her warped mind. I can almost guarantee that that extremely sick and twisted individual is actually enjoying the time that people take to respond to her rudeness and insanity. To people like Morrison, that kind of attention is exactly what they want. They love for people to be focused on them, even if it's because they did or said something totally disturbing. I just wanted to suggest that that time might be better spent writing to the judge and newspaper on behalf of the ferrets and expressing concern and outrage from across the country. Let's share constructive ways to use this anger and energy and get the message across to Utah that this was a travesty of justice we won't take quietly. My letter to both the newspaper and the judge was not very complimentary, but I'm not exactly looking to make friends there...what we have to understand is that for the most part, the case itself is over. The judge will not be calling her back into the courtroom and changing her sentance (although she might get in trouble for the incendiary e-mails and letters she's sending, so anyone who gets those ought to forward them to the judge and to the prosecutor). Newspapers print their mistakes on the front page and their retractions on page 20. Even if the newspaper takes back its complimentary portrait of the "Ferret Friend", it will not be done in a well-publicized way. So what's the good in writing?? Writing to the newspaper accomplished two things...maybe next time, the reporter will get more angles on the story. I know they often have tight deadlines and they cannot chase down every lead, but come on! Morrison is now a convicted animal abuser. Why did most of the articles' information come from her?? Also, if the editor receives a slew of letters and faxes denouncing the story, he may not only decide to assign a new reporter to do a new story, he might also admonish the reporter who did such a poor job. Which I, personally, think he deserves. How do I know this might happen? Because I've complained to a newspaper before and there were results. I won't post that entire tale here, but anyone who's interested can e-mail me privately. Writing to the judge and faxing the judge makes the judge and the other judges aware of the concern for ferrets. Make no mistake, Morrison will do this again. "Collectors" often claim to be rescuers. Hint: if the animals all go in, but none come out, they're being collected, not rescued! These people are sick. And they do NOT stop. Some don't stop even after intensive therapy. Their need to collect animals is the same as any other addiction, only they are often in total denail and claim to be "rescuers". She'll be back in court again. And next time, I'd like the judicial people in her county to be much more aware of the consequences she had on the nation's shelter system. So, those are my thoughts. Don't waste time responding to Morrison and her sick twisted mind here on the FML. If she's reading them at all, she's just taking pleasure in how many people have had to work so hard to clean up her careless, abusive mess. Let's use this energy and outrage to make a difference and send a message that ferret lovers will not take this decision (or that crappy article) lying down. Let's tell Utah what we think of Jen Morrison. And maybe next time they'll punish her as she deserves. Or, at least they won't write newspaper articles portraying her as the victim! -Heather in Massachusetts Wishing ferrets could give the "finger" to certain officials and collectors! [Posted in FML issue 3756]