Hi all: Chris, in issue 730, the Labbs sysop posted a message, re: announcing they are echoing the fml. I didn't think this was such a big deal until I saw the end of their message. > The AALAS Mission: > The Association is dedicated to advancing and disseminating > knowledge about the responsible care and use of laboratory > animals for the benefit of human and animal health. > > Thanks, > LABBS SYSOP > [log in to unmask] I have to agree with Dr. Williams. I don't think "use of laboratory animals for the *benefit* of human and animal health" is appropriate for a group that is discussing ferrets (or any animals) as pets. I thought you might have seen the message and felt it was okay to let it through, so figured that if you felt it was appropriate to this group, then maybe I was missing something. ( I do realize that you don't get a chance to read all the fml's, especially if you are exceptionally busy). Sorry about the babbling. Just wanted to say I had a hard time figuring out why LABBS was using the fml on their BBS, since it doesn't make sense for a laboratory research group to be posting a newsletter about pets. But, who knows. There may be other reasons for them using the newsletter. Inez [Posted in FML issue 0732]