I am lucky enough to have three ferrets. Since I live in Calif. we do not always have the excellent ferret info that other ferret folks can obtain. I rely heavily on the internet to continue my personal education of what's new and what's up with ferrets around the states. When I first subscribed to the FML I thought the Rainbow Bridge "concept" was delightful!!! My home is shared by my daughter and her 4 year old daughter. We have quite a few pets and I dread the day when one of them leaves our family for whatever the hereafter holds. When that day comes, I will pull up a picture of the Rainbow Bridge on the net and hope that it will ease my little grandchild's hurt feelings. She is small, but of course she knows that a bridge takes a person, pet and in this case a "feeling" from one place to another. I think in a roundabout way I am saying that "concept" is the key word. If you want Sandee and the Rainbow Bridge to be a "Cult" that is your concept. By the way, when my grandaughter saw the ferrets on the Giving Tree and we explained to her what it was and that Nana had "adopted" a fuzzy for the Holidays (PC Correctly, laughing) we read to her about the remaining Kids on the Tree. She picked a sweet girl ferret named Princess (imagine that). Hi Princess, we're waving at you, had a great time sho you and getting ready to sew you some new hammies "Fit For a Princess". Best wishes to all, and remember, it's all in you heart. [KA] [Posted in FML issue 4363]