Hello FML I have been reading this wonderful informative newsletters for some years now and for the most I have been quiet. I have laughed at the wonderful antics of the ferts, laughed at the wonderful stories, cried with those who have lost their fuzzy babies, but most of all, learned valuble information about the care of our wonderful little creatures. There have been times that the people on this list blasted me, insulted me, and verbaly abused me. Yes I said verbaly abused, that is very hard to take when you are tring to find information about a situation with a sick ferret. This thing about Alex has really gotten me angry. If I were a ferret, I would start biting. Alex is a wonderful caring ferret mommy. She is NOT cruel, she is not a criminal and she DOES NOT abuse her ferrets. Why did you write such a hurtful post about something you know nothing about? Were you there? Did you see exactly what happened and why it happened? Speculations and jumping to the conclusions are probably the worst thing anyone can do. And now that Alex has left the FML, we will not hear about the antics of Puma and Todd. No, we will not know if Todd likes chickens, or learns to fly the tractor, or meets the Deeelightful Otters. To all of those who hurt, insulted, blasted her, you should be really proud of yourselves. Carol A. Owens - [log in to unmask] Brookings, Oregon [Posted in FML 6089]