ADV testing not necessary. This makes no sense at all. Has Kristine Lunny been forgotten already & all the fear she went through. Have all of the other shelter moms & dads that have had to test & re-test because of the ADV scare done it for nothing? Doesn't anyone realize it will take only one ferret that is ADV positive to infect many? When we thought it was possible that the Utah kids that came to FL might have been exposed to ADV in MO, we were scared. Not knowing for sure how it is transmitted from one ferret to another we didn't know if it had been carried in here on someone's shoes that walked around the place in MO, or on his clothes from handling the ferrets that came to FL. Was it then here? Was it brought to my innocent little ones? If I came in contact with it on my shoes & I went someplace like a pet store would I be bringing it there? Or to someone's home that has ferrets? Maybe that is thinking in an extreme way but that was how I felt. I was scared not only for the Utah kids, for my kids but for others to. Thankfully all of these ferrets tested negative. It was a rough time, one I didn't want to go through again. Then along came this other scare about ferrets testing negative before, testing positive now. Or the possibility that the Utah kids had it all along so Jackie re-tested, heart in throat. Again I am scared for my kids, scared to leave the house because now I have 11 of the Utah kids here, so if my kids wouldn't have been infected before from casual contact, they sure would be now. Jackie used money desperately needed for other things to have all the ferrets she had left re-tested & thank God they all came out negative again. I look at these 11 sweet little faces every day & wonder what kind of hell they went through in Utah. I am thankful that they are out of it. I watch them play & sleep & eat, these innocents of our world. I thank all of the wonderful people here on this list that did something about them. A large undertaking to say the least to do the Utah rescue. People giving of themselves, time & money to help get them out of there. The shelter moms & dads that don't have enough money to do what they do every day of the year, stretched themselves so thin to take these kids in. most of them needing medical treatment, all being tested for ADV. All of the wonderful people that sent in money & much needed supplies for these kids. One shelter helping another, everyone that gave so much, even if it was one dollar. Now I am in shock to read about the Tristate Ferret Extravaganza 2002 & Symposium people saying "ADV Testing recommended, but NOT required" I can only hope that this was Not agreed on by the speakers who should know better. I hope it is as much of a shock to them as to me & I am sure others. I don't post very much anymore & try to stay out of many issues but I just couldn't shut up about this one. I don't give a damn who gets upset with me & if I get flamed I have a very good delete key & use it very well. I don't read crap like that so it is a waste to send it to me or to even post it. I am stating my opinion on this topic & that is that. If no one else agrees fine, that is up to you. And btw----even if I had the most beautiful prize winning ferret in the world I would NEVER take it to any show no matter how much ADV testing was done, to me it isn't worth the risk. ADV may be the most dangerous disease out there but it isn't the only one. All it will take to infect many is one ADV positive ferret. Lynn & Clan War Weasels & War Weasels Refuge [Posted in FML issue 3743]