Dear Friends - Sorry I have been lurking more than listing recently. For those who don't know me, I have a single 1 1/2 year old MF ferret (Slinky) and a wonderful cat (Leila) who often wonders about the weasel in the house. I live in MA, where ferrets are illegal (as we all know). I know in the past several years there have been bills introduced late in the year which have died to legalize them here. However, in our district we have a new state senate rep and a new state house rep. I happen to know both of them quite well, and have worked with them on other issues in the past. I am considering approaching them about introducing and, mor importantly, actively working to pass a legalization bill. However, I am only willing to do this if I know that organized groups will stand behind this action. I don;t have the time necessary to see this through alone but if groups like LIFE, AFA, etc are willing to help, I might consider starting it. Be realistic - there will be lots of opposition (see the post about the article from Cornell in the pase few days, and realize NH, with all its misinformation, is right next door), so it will take a lot of work, and may still fail. Also - I have heard very little discussion here about the AFA (American Ferret Association). What do people think - are they a good group? Worth Joining? Finally - a question for Pam - if I dont have Mosaic or another web browser through an SLIP connection, is there a way to get copies of your scanned images? Feel free to e-mail me directly ([log in to unmask]) rather than taking up list space, if you so desire. Best all - and regrets to owners of Bandit and C-pi - Mason, Slinky, and Leila (the cat who wonders why anyone would want to make them LEGAL????) [Posted in FML issue 1069]