To Jeanne Stadtmiller: >I am very discouraged by the tone of the whole FML lately. I heartily >look forward to Dr. William's comments - we all learn from him daily. I >certainly hope all this private political revenge does not discourage him >from staying with us - we need him! Jeanne - I have to agree with BIG - I must have glossed over the personal attacks. Usually I pick them up first (my empathic nature I suppose ;) ). But I didn't feel this was the case. I thought the discussion of ECE in shelters has been a rather frank one, with a lot of different points of view being presented. Right now, as so little is actually known, it's important for everyone to share their experiences, positive or negative. Political revenge - yes that's been a problem for some time now like the weather - everyone talks about it, but no one seems to do anything about it. I've tried to keep up with it, but that front is constantly moving and shifting, so I often don't know who likes who at the moment. This type of political infighting that we see (not so often on the FML but certainly on the show circuit) is a dangerous to the future of ferrets as ECE itself. xxx I entreat everyone on the FML neither to give offense, nor take offense too easily. AS BIG says, this medium has it's drawbacks, and one is the lack of tone. Think about your posts before posting, everyone, and at least try to give others the benefit of the doubt. Bruce H. Williams, DVM Dept. of Veterinary Pathology Chief Pathologist, AccuPath Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [log in to unmask] Washington, D.C. 20306-6000 [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1247]