I can not understand people's obsession with their hatred of the RSPCA, as they are also a welfare and rescue group they should be subject to the same requirements as every UK breeder or person who rescues any type of animal. 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, call it "Locale Animal Welfare and Breeders Authorities" or what ever you wish to call it, names do not make an issue although I am quite sure some would like to think it do's. The following is from one of the many e-mail's that I received on this subject "No honest person would have a problem with proper licensing for ferret rescues, ferret charities or ferret breeders." I agree with this statement as ferrets are the only animals in the UK which do not have one single registered charity solely devoted to their welfare, yet you can find many many people who are run shelters. So I wonder why these people have a problem with a proper licensing system for anyone rescuing ferrets, ferret charities or ferret breeders. We should start writing to our member of parliament again to get all such people registered, I have contacted mine and if more people feel the same as I do then he is willing to bring up this proposal again in parliament. Now we have people who are willing to register as ferret charities all we have to do now is persuade all the other UK ferret rescues to register as a charity, once the honest people have registered what is left should fold up their shelters. Then when all the charities are registered, the time come for all breeders and rescue centres to start calling for all breeders and rescues to be licensed With all the things I keep finding out to help people and give them more of a chance to become a legal charity or rescue, I wonder how people will remember me. . [Posted in FML issue 4423]