in principle i agree all rescues should be listed on a register outlining what they do & which species they work with, but i also need to point out many people do a dam good job on a shoestring , still maintaining a good level of care veterinary treatment , but i am worried about the people who work alone, pay for the upkeep of there charges from there own pockets, will they be hounded out i also want to point out that if such a system is installed who will oversee the whole thing, and what one person does , another may not do it the same way, so will there be a strict rules & regulations thing to follow? if so who will set the standards ? i for one have no objection to being on a list of people who are willing to take in ferrets if needed, but as i dont consider my self a charity and on average take around a dozon ferrets per annum . i for one wouldnt be interested in becoming a regestered charity , but would have no objections to being named on a regester as it may well come in usefull if i needed to locate another rescue. but in a way isnt this already in process, with the net the different groups we can all find a rescue of whatever if we need to by looking on the net, so thinking about it is it really needed ? [Posted in FML issue 4425]