Hello everyone! I have a couple of things to say....first...I want to say that I love this list! I have "met" some wonderful people on here and wouldn't trade it for the world. There was a person last month looking for a way to have her ferrets out without getting into everything well...I just happen to stumble on to this site here....don't know if they work or if you could make them cheaper...but kinda a neat idea (though I think that the poop in the corners would add up quick!) http://www.pets4you.com/pages/pal.html Someone was looking for cross stitch patterns with ferrets... Check out http://morgandesigns.homestead.com/index.html I think you can email them and get info on ferret designs. I received the Jen Morrison tape the other day (by the way...is she operating again?). I began to see some things that really bothered me about the whole "case". Now, please remember...I was not on this list then, nor involved in any way with the ferret rescue. I do NOT understand why the Humane Society said that she didn't neglect the ferrets and that they were all healthy when they arrived. From my understanding they were not taken to a vet until they reached shelters around the US. How could they say that then? Why was she not charged for the neglect of the animals? From all of the stories on the FML I have learned that the ferrets were sick and some died. Then why was she not charged? The reason that she was only fined such a small amount was because she was only charged with "minor" things ...IMO. She didn't have the proper license, too many animals in one place and nuisance charge because of the smell. That was it. She wasn't charged with neglect/abuse of the animals. Why? Well, I don't know that answer. Maybe someone else can help me with that one. I am upset with the Humane Society. I felt that she should have been charged with more. She got away with what she did...not because of the judge....but IMO because of what was charged against her. She was fined the maximum on all counts she was convicted of and put on probation with the $500. fine. The judge did what the law allowed him to do. He didn't "let her off" from what she was charged and convicted of. I hope that this never happens again...though of course in my heart I know it will...either with her or someone else. I also know that the FML people will step forward once again to provide assistance to the animals. Joanne Spice, Pepper, Bugz, Dodge, Kuri, Chocolate and Tonka [Posted in FML issue 3805]