Bill, Thanks for posting the lists. I meant for you to delete the one you chose not to post, but posting both didn't hurt.... <G>. [Moderator's note: Oh well... I admit, I didn't read every name :-) BIG] To the person requesting an address for Non-CA people to write to express their displeasure and the lack of tourist $$$$ coming into CA because ferrets are illegal here... Here is an address for ALL to write. Address the letter to the CA state Senate: but mail it to: CDFA PO Box 1868 Healdsburg, CA 95448 We are gathering it all together to make an impressive presentation all at once... Don't lie in your letters, but if you really won't visit here because ferrets are illegal, or you chose a job elsewhere for the same reason....we've even had one person tell us they chose another university to go to because they couldn't bring their fuzzy with them. If you fall into one of these catagories....WRITE! To the person that heard we lost due to lack of statitistics and data.....No, we have alot, not that we couldn't use more or more current information. We were given 12 minutes to present our case, Fish and Game were given about 20....WE were not allowed to rebut what they said. This made it very difficult....we could only guess at what they were going to attack on this time.... We were put in the position of defending ourselves against an unknown attack before it happened.... That ain't easy folks. I was there. WE tried our best to cover anything they might bring up....but time restraints kept us from going into the details needed for the particular attack they chose to take. I personally have a copy of all the literature and data that Dick Bossart has gathered in the rabies issue, and had it at the hearing, and it was known to be there. We will succeed because we won't give up! CDFA1 [Posted in FML issue 1183]