When a person who inexperienced and downright ignorant about health (and unwilling or unable to provide vet care) becomes a shelter there are multiple bad outcomes including but not limited to: Hoarding Abuse Needless suffering and pain Poor instruction of others The transmission of infectious diseases which can kill the shelter ferrets and pets in the homes of those who adopt and sometimes those who just visit So, while I also think that naming the person may not have been the best choice I can fully comprehend that massive frustration can cause temporary impairment. Hey, I had my own temporary impairment in the same digest from being exhausted w a forwarded webpage where the way I forwarded included the full text. Mea culpa. We all goof. If we were perfect we would be ferrets. [Moderator's note: This time I decided the whole post was OK based upon the content but that's not usually the case!. BIG] [Posted in FML 8156]