To all: The search for a vaccine against ECE is discussed in interviews with Dr. Bruce Williams and Marshall Farms' Dr. Judi Bell in an article in the latest issue of the Independent Voice. The text of the article has now been loaded up on the Ferret News Kiosk on WWW, URL http://www.csc.peachnet.edu/~rpoore/HDavis/news.html. Marshall Farms is providing the ferrets for the research. FMLers may also obtain a copy of the article by requesting same via email to me. While MF's gesture of support for the research is wholly commendable, Dr. Bell also explains in the interview that the ferrets used for the research are retired Marshall breeders who in the ordinary course of events would have been euthanized. Everyone of course must make his or her own decision about buying MF ferrets at pet stores. But people who elect to do so should be aware that by the time their new kit reaches the age of 4 its mother will have been euthanized because it is no longer "productive" enough to justify the economic investment in its upkeep. [Posted in FML issue 1300]