The American Ferret Association mailed out over 500 letters Monday, 8/7/06, urging people to contact Dr. Chester Gipson via email or phone immediately to inform him that the USDA's proposal to lump domestic ferrets in with the regulations governing all warm-blooded mammals is unacceptable. We've also posted an announcement on the front page of our website asking that people contact Dr. Gipson by 8/11/06 and sent email blasts to on-line ferret list groups. AFA's official response to APHIS/USDA can be seen on our website at <http://www.ferret.org/> Thank you to everyone who calls or emails Dr. Gipson to insist on the ferret-specific regulations that are long overdue and urgently needed. Penny Hendrix President The American Ferret Association, Inc. [Posted in FML issue 5329]