There seems to be no national system for domestic animal rescues - because this is the US I guess. In Britain the RSPCA deals with all species - but Britain is small in comparison to the US. Interestingly there are wildlife rescue organizations in every large community in the US - all permitted by DFG and USFWS (I belong to one in Southern California). Wildlife groups take wild birds and mammals and rear them and release them or rehabilitate the injured until they can be released. Domestic /exotic animals seem to be treated in a much less organized way. Has anyone any suggestions on how things can be improved in terms of having a large problem - with say floods, fires, bad housing conditions for large numbers of dogs, cats, ferrets? I looked at the ASPCA site (they have been advertising a lot on TV here recently and asking for donations) and they don't even acknowledge ferrets as pets in their website. Were they contacted when that large ferret rescue happened? At least the HSUS mentions ferrets (giving them equal space) on their website and how to care for them. Since both ASPCA and HSUS are supposed to try to improve the life of animals, does anyone know if the ASPCA does a better job with rescues than the HSUS? And have they done any rescues? Meryl [Posted in FML 7023]