Please include this in the list....hopefully we can make a difference. ATTENTION ALL FERRET LOVERS!!! I'm sure you're all aware of the disadvantage us ferret lovers are at due to the lack of education of the general population. Too many people have the preconception that ferrets are mean or bite, simply because they don't know better. Verizon Wireless has just pushed the ferret loving community back a giant leap in fighting these bad impressions of ferrets. Some of you may have seen this ad, though I just saw it for the first time tonight. It depicted a man sitting on a couch and a ferret sitting on the coffee table across from him. They are in a staring contest, and the ferret is snarling and growling something fierce. Then, the man sticks his tongue out at the ferret, and the ferret flies at him and latches onto his tongue with his teeth. The man runs around screaming with the ferret hanging from his tongue. Needless to say, this ad is disgraceful and mean. I am urging everybody who uses Verizon for any services to switch immediately if possible to any other company. I am personally cancelling my long distance and DSL through them. Also, please join me in writing letters to the president of Verizon Wirless. Verizon Wireless Robert Stott - President 600 Unicorn Park Driveh Woburn, MA 01801 You can also contact him via email by going to www.verizonwireless.com, clicking on Contact Us, and going down the bottom to the Executive Office link. Anybody in the Massachusetts area who is interested in partaking in a protest with me, please notify me directly and I will be more than happy to organize one. I know there are many fights to fight in the ferret community - but I feel that this is paramount to all the others. How can we ask NYC and CA to legalize ferrets when they are being portrayed as mean and vicious? If all you can do is write, please do it now and do it often. Make sure and include your name because most companies don't take anonymous letters seriously. If money's an issue, email is free. Flood this man's inbox so he has to take notice. Please contact every ferret owner/lover you know and ask them to do the same. If we all send one letter, imagine how many that would be? Help fight for the image of our beloved fuzzies in the eyes of the public - if you don't, who will? [Posted in FML issue 3870]