>Instead of the RSPCA being at the head of licensing, I would like >to see all the local authorities have a department something like the >Environmental Health Department to take charge of the whole issue,... The UK government " Blair's Britain " did not want the expense and farmed the job out to a private firm. Chris. Wessex Ferret Club (www.wessexferretclub.co.uk). [Posted in FML issue 4424]