Remember the phrase "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"? Well, let's be those SQUEAKY WHEELS so the people in charge of the investigation into the attack on the baby in Missouri will publish the information the public has a right to know! We may not be able to save the deceased ferret but we CAN save the lives of other ferrets that might lose their forever homes due to paranoid parents rushing out to surrender their furkid(s) out of fear. We need to be asking the Animal Control Officer and the Mayor "Where is the necropsy report and what are the findings?" CALL THESE OFFICES, TELL THEM YOU ARE A CONCERNED CITIZEN (they don't need to know you don't live there), and ASK WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE NECROPSY RESULTS BE PUBLISHED. Call the Police Dept. and ask for the name(s) of the detective(s) working on this case and the case number. This should all be public knowledge information! The more these offices get hounded (and hounded HARD!), the quicker they will undoubtly move because no one likes to be continually pestered. When you call, you can say something like this: "Hi. I'm calling in regards to the investigation being done on the baby who was allegedly attacked by the ferret. I'd like to know where I can obtain updated information on the necropsy report that I understand has been completed. I understand the information is supposed to be made available to the pubic so I wanted to make sure I haven't missed seeing the report somewhere". If the person asks specifically why you are inquiring, you can tell them you're a ferret owner, volunteer at a shelter, etc. (or whatever connection you have to ferrets) and you're very concerned about the negative publicity the case has given ferrets so therefore you want to know the findings so that you can pass the information on to other concerned ferret people - esp. those who might be surrendering their ferrets out of fear. Remember, the Mayor is an ELECTED office and even though you may not live in Grain Valley, the people you're calling don't need to know that. You're a concerned, taxpaying, voting citizen and you expect the Police Dept. to keep the public properly informed and publish information in a timely manner. SO LET'S BECOME SQUEAKY WHEELS!!! Here's some contact information: City of Grain Valley, MO http://www.cityofgrainvalley.org/ Ken Tuttle - Animal Control Officer 816-847-6250 Mike Todd - Mayor, Grain Valley 816-719-9436 Grain Valley Police Dept. 816-847-6250 (Investigation Division) Jennifer Brown & Sadie "Our purpose in life is to find our gift, perfect it, and give it back to others" [Posted in FML 6951]