Fellow FMLers; I thought about a petition via E-Mail that could be compiled and sent to John Neil, et al. I do not know how much attention would be paid to it since it would not contain handwritten signatures. However, I'm sure if everyone clearly stated their position on ferret treatment at the county/state/federal level, and their name, address and phone number it could make for quite a lot of paper once printed out. FX: I want fair and equal treatment for ferrets. They deserve equal, or even better, treatment as that received by cats/dogs if/when they bite someone. The health department is NOT the "end all" when it comes to knowledge of ferrets. FYI, Ferrets have been DOMESTICATED 500 YEARS longer that the cat. Alan P. Braunstein 22 Blue Sky Drive Owings Mills, MD 21117-1741 (410) 356-5865 I, unfortunately, cannot make the time to collect submissions of this type for the petition. However, if someone would [please] volunteer and collect/compile this info, I would be willing to take a day off of work to hand-deliver the printed petition in the Baltimore-DC area. Additionally, if someone does officially take on this task, you may use the above example as my submission to the petition. Regards, Al [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1088]