I just wanted to let you all know: Last night at the last minute Bill Gruber got and then cleaned up the list of vets in the affected area during time when he probably should have been sleeping so that it could go into today's FML to help people right away. Now, THAT is kindness! Those who want to say thank you to Bill for all he has done and does every single day for so many of us should, please, see: http://www.geocities.com/imdella/fml5000.html since Bill decided that the SOS and the IFC ELF would be the recipients of the FML 500 donations, and since Katrina has caused havok, I think we all know where the donations are most likely to go to help ferrets and their shelters: hurricane related needs of shelters damaged and shelters taking in refugee ferrets. This year's hurricane season has been projected to go into December instead of November due to the heating of the oceans and Gulf. There are only 11 days left before the FML 5000 deadline! To date there are over 120 contributors (and you can see WHO those best-of- the-FML (IMO) people are by going to the site!) who have donated just over $3,600 of the $5,000 goal to help ferret shelters. Even a dollar given by each person remaining would exceed the goal, despite Paypal fees. Isn't it wonderful to have someone like Bill who is so much a "good-news story" during this hard time? Sukie (not a vet) Ferret Health List co-moderator http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives fan and regular user http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org International Ferret Congress advisor http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 4989]