http://www.animalnetwork.com/ppn/detail.aspx?aid=10215&cid=3622 Massachusetts has a bill circulating in legislative committees that would allow for the recovery of not only medical and veterinary expenses but also pain, suffering and emotional damages cause by the injury or death of a companion animal. And the damages would not only go to the animal's owner; the animal itself would see a chunk of the change. click on above link for more- & contact your reps! [Moderator's note: Or perhaps you'd rather this version, also posted. BIG :-) ] From: Alicia <[log in to unmask]> Subject: MA considering new pet shop laws! The following link will lead you to an article published in Pet Product News_ among the items being considered are things like quarantine rooms-- ALL GOOD THING IMO! Perhaps contacting the MA dept of Agriculture in SUPPORT of this bill would be a GREAT thing for MA pet lovers! :) http://www.animalnetwork.com/ppn/detail.aspx?aid=13139&cid=3622 alicia D. [Posted in FML issue 4466]