Hi Rachel and everyone out there, I read the little note on the FML and wanted to say that moral support and appreciation are sometimes the things shelters need to keep going. It isn't easy watching old ferrets with cancer pass, watching young ones come in with collars embedded into their skin, having a better relationship with the vet than your husband/wife, and never going a day without accidentally getting poop on your finger. Somedays it is hard to keep it up, but when people support you and let you know that it is worth it, it is easy to look forward to the next day. It isn't easy to do on days when we are sick, tired, or had a bad day at work, but when someone gives us that little extra "go-get'em" it really does help make it easier. Thanks to everyone out there, Laura Baran Emmett Ferret Shelter Emmett, Idaho http://www.emmettferret.org [Posted in FML issue 4378]