I can understand if Ms. Jordan doesn't feel like answering every single question about her operation on the FML. So let's stick to her main point. Forget about air officials and so forth. Wouldn't -we- be doing a lot of the enforcement here? I mean, isn't the whole idea behind this petition to reduce the number of underage ferrets in pet shops? If the USDA passes the regulations most petitioners are suggesting, then seeing an underage ferret at the pet store won't mean whining at the manager and possibly getting the runaround ad nauseam -- it means we can make our reports to a higher authority and actually expect something to come from it. Ideally, this would result in improved shipping practices and less time spent by "ferret people" trying to correct the obvious. That's the way I see it; it's another weapon for the kind of people who already complain about this sort of thing. k [Posted in FML issue 5025]