Tracy, This is why I can't support our club having a ferret show. I'm in the minority on this as many of the clubs continue to have shows - I am not flaming AZ - I don't them at all - I am only making a general statement as there are several shows scheduled over the next few months. My own feeling on this is that until there is a vaccine available and that might not be for another 2 or 3 years, mixing ferrets should be limited to those you know personally. I've been accused of living in a glass house....well...then I shall live in a glass house. I don't have a problem with that. Shows are fun and magnetic; they are uplifting and exciting - but not if it means a dead ferret - and the problem is you just don't know who has it, who had it, and if your own guys are gonna get it. I know how your friend feels, Tracy. I lost a ferret to the greenies after a show and the hardest thing to accept - and I still haven't accepted it - is that it didn't have to happen. And Molly never left the hotel room - I apparently handled a sick ferret and brought it back in on my shirt - washing my hands didn't help - I should have changed my clothes - but I didn't know. You can't kiss and hug a ribbon. Debbie Riccio WNYFLFA Rochester, NY [Posted in FML issue 1205]