>I can understand your point in a NORMAL rescue situation, BUT, this
>was an extreamly LARGE rescue effort. Not that this may happen in the
>future, But IMO with a rescue like this, standards SHOULD be lowered.

I'm surprised to read this, as you should know that relying on the
quick-check test (which has been proven to be unreliable by several
sources -- ask any ADV positive household) is in a way worse than not
doing any sort of test at all. The particularities of this rescue
provide all the more reason to do it the right way -- if we can't do
it the right way now, when can we?

Another poster talked about shelters using the quick check test "in
good faith". Something tells me that ADV is still misunderstood as ever
amongst ferret owners. I'm afraid that faith is the only thing backing
up those tests.

I'm pretty surprised that FMLers seem to be giving a free pass to
nearly every aspect of the rescue but are now questioning the only
really good idea to come out of it so far.

k

[Posted in FML 5755]