Dear Anon, (I assume you posted this way due to being in an FFZ) What really saddens me is the fact that so much time is wasted with bickering about petty matters like this. Sandee and Sara Ferret provide a different way to announce the passing of another beloved pet (I'm still shedding tears over my very recent loss), it somehow provides some closure to what is for most of us a deeply painful experience, the posts talk of a mythical place where there is no pain or suffering, and that somehow extends back to those grieving, helping to prompt thoughts of a happy release and so lessen the pain of that loss. Lighten up, if you have religious opinions that you feel strongly about, then I am certain there are other groups where you can share or debate them, Im very interested in Formula 1 racing, but I dont mention that here, it is "Off Topic" (although maybe oone day I will have a furkid named after a racing personality and may have to explain how the naming came about. Im in the UK, and so a fair number of posts in any given week are of little practical use to me, we dont have FFZ's, and some diseases (thankfully) are not an issue here(yet), I just scroll down, its easy, it also works for other things like the occasional spats between FML'ers that I find painful to watch, no thats not a critisism of anyone in particular, Im just telling you how I (and I'm sure many others) deal with it. Im sure I recall a poster who usually would close his posts with a blessing on all, Im not a religious person, but I didnt feel offended or angered by it, maybe you should try to be a little more open minded about the one or two posts per day that are genereated by this, I say one or two as I feel sure that even if people were not posting to Sandee or Sara Ferret, they would still post of thier loss so the actual traffic would still be about the same, one of the functions of this list is after all "mutual support" The great attraction about this list is that it has a great collection of people who exchange news and views about thier furkids (or should I be referring to them by thier species name) the list has some great characters, and is moderated by a really fair minded guy (IMHO) to whom we ALL owe a great deal. It would be really nice if in the new year we could finally stop wasting time on these little spats about who writes what and in what context and concentrate on the important stuff, like ending FFZ's ( I feel for the "hidden ones") exposing cruel or neglectful pet stores, and preventing more of these amazing creatures from being struck down with the nasty diseases that nature has so cruelly inflicted on them. Lets not waste time, Ferrets have such a short life span, some even moreso as I was so painfully reminded just one week ago. There are so many out there that need a forever home, that is what we need to be concerned about. To borrow the tag line I use in an F1 Forum... Just My Opinion... YMMV Happy Holidays to all Our thoughts are with those having sick or departed joy givers Cris Page (& Unkie Lee) Skweek & Rhoobarb (in mourning) (and they really are :o( ) Remembering Custard (Cussie(angel)weezil) sister of Rhoobarb. Bubbles(Da Warweezil)First Ferret par excellence, Leader of the Furkidz. [Posted in FML issue 4360]