Please, avoid posting rumors whenever possible, even if you say they are rumors. That just allows them to be passed along even when that is not intended. Posing questions is okay, of course, but sometimes best approached gently. Otherwise, innocent people can be hurt and the questions can be seen a flame baiting. *****There have actually been studies both of face to face rumors and of internet rumors and less than 10% of rumors turn out to be accurate. The vast majority of any rumors are false.***** Nell had her own funds when she moved to Ethiopia, in memory of her grandmother who helped her there, if my own memory serves, but Nell requested help later to try to improve some veterinary options in Ethiopia and that was a good goal if such a difficult one that it might not be possible in today's Ethiopian nation. I was glad at one point to see mention that one of those vets might take and help at least one of the animals. Personally, I do not know how much those vets were helped but if they were greatly helped then I would imagine that they would want to in turn help Nell and perhaps provide loving homes for the animals they know well enough, but with the upheaval there they might be unable to do so. We have a younger friend who was from a nation that is similarly unstable who is stuck there after returning to care for an ill parent and she tried to put together a business that would have required exporting, only to find that her product was stolen before it could leave the nation even after paying bribes, and everything we tried sending to her also wound up stolen. It also has to be remembered that even here it is hard enough for a woman who is stalked to be safe, but in some nations with more misogyny the problem becomes far greater. Someone who has not experienced that will not understand it but those who have grasp the seriousness. Now, since it is obvious not only how this all started (posts that changed in rapid succession causing confusion) but also where it took off too painfully could people, please stick to "Pax on List" (Peace on List) rather than Pox on List and tread a bit softly by wording carefully while still sharing questions and answers? I know we can't all always do that; I've definitely had my share of times when I've totally blown it, too, as well as sometimes having people read things into posts, and maybe I blew it here now. Please, try to be gentle, though. I tried. Sukie (not a vet) Ferrets make the world a game. Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.miamiferret.org/ http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html all ferret topics: http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html "All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow." (2010, Steve Crandall) A nation is as free as the least within it. [Posted in FML 7726]