Actually, he didn't come out any better when he defended putting dogs in the trunk of an official car(Can't recall more details offhand.) -- where they died -- to avoid them passing waste in the car cabin during Guiliani's time as mayor. Kind of like his defending when the toddlers and moms kiddie party in the park was broken up because there were more than something like 8 people (including toddlers, but not the limit when counting the adults alone) and they hadn't gotten a permit. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21161962/site/newsweek/ Then, of course, there was Romney getting in trouble year back when he tied the family dog (in carrier) on top of their vehicle to have more room inside during a family trip and then just hosed down the dog when they reached rest stops because the terrified animal was having diarrhea. That was actually up for a while ON HIS OWN CAMPAIGN SITE as an example of creativity. They removed it within days when the complaints came in, but it did make the papers http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/romney/articles/ part4_main/ I don't know about you, but I tend to be scared sick about possible risky (for others) actions of any candidates who have mistreated animals because no matter how peaceful they say they are, actions speak louder than words http://www.all-creatures.org/aip/nl-3nov2000-frogs.html For my experience, people who respect and care about animals tend to usually respect and care about people in general, even if they don't personally know them. Plain and simple. People who are going to have responsibility for the lives of others need to have respect for those others lives and rights. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 5753]