Dear FMLers, Can I pick your brain on a question? It just crossed my mind that if horses have never been studied for the incubation period and yet these outdoor animals are granted a 10 day quarantine period, why hasn't anyone been able to sue the government for discriminatory practices if their ferret was seized and killed? Even though they are not "bitey" carnivores, they bite people often - I have been bitten by horses and know many people who have been bitten by horses. As animals with unproven rabies incubation period, it would seem they are more of a threat to the spread of rabies than pet domestic ferrets since most horses live in barns and encounter wildlife more frequently, yet if a horse bites someone the animal is granted a 10 day quarantine period and not instantly killed as a ferret is. If the horse doesn't show signs of illness, it is not killed. Horses are companion animals just as much as ferrets are. This appears to be an extremely discriminatory practice on the part of the government. What is to stop anyone whose ferret was seized and killed from sueing the government for this unjust practice? Does anyone know of any reasons that justify this difference? (except for the fact that horse owners would be up in arms if their pets were confiscated and killed anytime someone was bitten) Kari [Posted in FML issue 1085]