I DO understand why some sites can't be kept as up to date as possible. After all, I have the same problem myself with sukieslist that a friend set up to me. I always admire people like Pam Sessoms who manage to maintain things in a more up to date fashion than most of us can. I also DO understand that folks who have never helped fight anti-ferret legislation have no idea how much time and money such efforts eat. If you want an idea, then imagine how much they use then take it up a power. When you include the work and expenses of all who get involved that figure may work for some, though others will take more. I can see why such individuals don't understand why the many FML members who have created or helped with such efforts have no concept why so many of us get worried by things like the Verizon ad. They probably don't know that beyond the two states which continue to outlaw ferrets after the CDC work and changes to the "Compendium for Animal Rabies Control" that several major cities and some other municipalities also do. They likely don't know that many each spent thousands of dollars and hours getting the needed research and follow-up to change rabies laws for ferrets to the same as those for dogs and cats and then to seek compliance as well as possible in the states. Those area which remain unchanged are mostly still being worked on by very caring and wonderful folks, and every single year there are localities where some nutcase tries to have ferrets outlawed. Those efforts have consistently been based on the people figuring that "everyone knows that ferrets are vicious", and they usually result in an excellent local ferret-hero needing help from many and working on the ferrets' behalf. Sometimes such situations even cause legal cases to arise and that means searches for pro-bono lawyers and then providing leg work, evidence, finding expert witnesses, etc. If you don't understand what I am talking about then at least try to imagine what it is like, and know that as long as people mistakenly think that ferrets are vicious that you might one day, too, find yourself working to fight such a difficulty. The work is always worthwhile, but when it is so avoidable that is very frustrating. [Posted in FML issue 3879]