Hey! Among other things, I'm a 'furry', a fan of cartoon animals, and a regularly go to a few related conventions a year. (think Star Trek conventions, but for Bugs Bunny and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans). I was THRILLED when I got notice from one that I go to every year, called Anthrocon, that their chosen charity is gonna be Support our Shelters(http://www.anthrocon.org/info.cgi/charity). The furries are a generous bunch, and last year the convention raised over $13,000! for a service dog group. Each year we manage to make more for the chosen charity, so I'm hoping we'll break $15,000. I just felt like mentioning it. A lot of people don't like 'fans' and think we're weird, but I'm always glad when we can do something for the community. And I've been recommending ferret-related charities to the Anthrocon group for years :D About time they listened :) Melissa Smith (nee Drake) [Posted in FML issue 4062]