With regard to the download of USDA paperwork, I really cannot comment on much of it right now as it is a legal matter. It is obvious to me, anyhow, that the emails between the USDA inspector to the County veterinarian, saying I was "full of it" were not professional, and that was my point in complaining about them to the USDA and the County Manager in the first place. Then the letter that reads really awful by the county veterinarian was dated Dec 21, but was, my best guess is, written as a response to my complaints after Dec 21st, 2007 that went to her boss, after the holidays. The timeline in the download goes pretty much in order, though the date out of sequence is the date on that letter. The emergency fax from Animal Control (signature blotted out) to the USDA inspector requesting a copy of her inspection because she had a meeting with the county attorney in "two hours" was less about me or others than it was about her (or them), I'm guessing. After the veterinarian left her position, I have been unable to prove them false on all counts. The "dead" ferret outside my building was a pile of leaves and sticks when we picked it up. The metal cups with algae, not used in ages. The empty water bottles, maybe some, but we were trying to complete our daily work and they were interfering. The "crusted eye that would not open--" I picked up the ferret from its nest box, woke it up, and it opened the eye to look at me. I showed them that. At the time, I called the county manager, the county commissioners, the agricultural extension office, animal control, and told them to fine me, charge me, whatever and take me to court, because I wanted to have my say and clear up my name and get a legal statement to that effect. They would not do it. Instead, they put a gag order on the county officials not to discuss the matter with me, and the vet disappeared. Coincidence? I don't know. But time after time, I was misquoted. Over and over. I requested and demanded to be taken to court, but the county would not. My vet would testify, and I had photos of every ferret taken the day after the inspection. With the way they write up reports, they can say anything, then it is recorded as fact. But fact is only fact if it can be proven and the person writing the report is qualified to testify, and I knew that proof did not exist. Where I am quoted as saying this or that, I did not say that at all, or it was twisted and distorted. If I ever do request to get a USDA license, I will be sure to have my veterinarian there at the time of inspection, a vet tech, one witness and a video camera, and I will not speak at all. [Posted in FML 6808]