My goodness! I appreciate the loyalty and positive emails I've received very much, and now I think it would benefit the ferrets more to put the nonsense to bed and get back on topic. Deva, I love ya lady. I appreciate your comments as well, but I cannot take credit for the day-to-day operations of CDFEA. That credit goes to the small band of rescuers and shelter ops there in So. Cal that have taken in literally hundreds of ferrets the past few years, saving them from harm. They are the ones making sure these babies are given proper nutrition and veterinary care, staying up all night with sick fuzzies and missing out on vacations because there is no one to watch the fur kids. They are heroes in my book, and I applaud them for hanging in as long as they have considering the minimal support they receive from Californians in general. For at least a couple decades now, there have been dedicated "underground" rescuers in California. Their efforts are commendable. Unfortunately, for every ferret these underground volunteers rescues, an exponential number are falling by the wayside. We know this from the volume of calls the shelter receives from humane organizations up and down the state. These are the ferrets that end up in animal control facilities, humane societies or wildlife centers. Some underground rescuers have a good relationship with their local humane society and are able to quietly save ferrets that end up there. This is not the case in the entire state though, and without permitted shelters for these humane organizations to release seized and surrendered ferrets to, they will euthanize. Do not forget that there are more ferrets in California than any other US state...make no mistake, they are being euthanized. I hope someone steps up soon. Bonnie Tormohlen Managing Director Northern Arizona Ferret Alliance & Rescue, Inc [Posted in FML 7447]