Wolfy, you know, I had not thought of it that way, but I guess that a few places which object to the concept of having better regulations to save more ferrets did have their APHIS letters read that way, but I think there has been a lot more acting as if we FML people are stupid by such farms in media, including here. Do those ferret farm people really think that underestimating FML members will cause them to not write in support of getting ferret- specific ferret-vet-designed APHIS standards for ferrets? Oh, well... Heck, the countdown is in and there is only a short window left to end years of frustration caused by avoidable deaths and damage. Over 700 people have written so far (but half of those were people using a form letter, all placed in one slot on the docket website). I know there are some people here who said they wanted to wait for the final weeks to send in their letters, so now is the time! To help save ferrets by supporting having ferret-vet designed fair improvements to APHIS ferret standards send four (4) copies of a letter to: Docket No. 04-088-1 Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3C71 4700 River Road Unit 118 Riverdale, MD 20737-1238 You must include the Docket No. 04-088-1 on your letter! To read what has been said so far and to make an internet comment: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/ Under the Agency popup menu, select Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. In the Keyword box, enter ferret. Click Submit. This will bring up a list including the original Docket APHIS-2005-0063. Click on the Docket ID in the first column to see the current list of comments. The last column contains an Add Comments button, which will bring up the comment submission form. -- Sukie (not a vet) Ferret Health List co-moderator http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/ferrethealth FHL Archives fan http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ replacing http://fhl.sonic-weasel.org International Ferret Congress advisor http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 5041]