Roger - Whew! It's easy to read through between the lines and see where the rumours are (most likely) coming from... Actually, I heard from a friend who livees in Downer's Grove that had encountered Mary Van Dam at a local pet shop. Mary told her that the GCFA shelter sends all their unadoptable ferrets to MIT for research! She was distributing literature about her own shelter and the adoption rates were lower than those at the GCFA shelter. She was soliciting donations for her shelter, but my friend declined until she could check her allegations. Thanks for posting these clarifications... I've met Mary a couple of times, while in town to visit relatives and attend the show (killing two birds with one stone) and it's hard to believe that she would stoop to such low tactics as rumour mongering (especially when it seems like the pot is calling the kettle black). From what I've been able to discern, its a case of "If I can't play by my rules, I'll take my marbles and start my own game". It's sad when things like this happen and it takes away from the true purpose that most (if not all) ferret clubs ascribe to - furthering the keeping of ferrets as pets. I'm not a member of the GCFA, but my money's on them. See you at the show... Dale, Kristin, DJ, Rebecca, Sir Galahad II, Fritter, Taz and Bonkers <========== HUMANS =======> <==============FERRETS=================> --- [WeaseLink 2.1 - If it can be undone, a ferret will undo it!] [Posted in FML issue 0529]