Dook! Dook! Dook! Dance of Joy! Dance of Joy! for Massachusetts!!! A large round of appaws and heartfelt thanks to the MANY MANY MANY people from Massachusetts and around the country who helped make ferrets legal in Mass (well, almost, we still need to wait till March 7). * * * Two people absolutely deserve to be mentioned for their *incredible* efforts on this bill...* * * First, a lifetime supply of ferret kisses and raisins to Sharon Burbine for her endless energy, unbelievable dedication and creativity (who else would run out of a laundromat in the middle of doing their laundry to call up a talk show and initiate a discussion on ferrets--and then end up getting the host to join the cause, come to a rally and do a show on ferrets??) It would be impossible to list everything that Sharon has done this past year, but she has been truly ferretlike in her persistence and hard work on this bill!!!!! And second, Bill Williamson has probably researched and distributed more information on ferrets than anyone in the 5,000 year history of ferret domestication!!!! Bill & Susie and their wonderful fuzzy Squeekers and the late Rocky also went public and let themselves be photographed and interviewed for the front page of our local newspaper--no small risk in a state where your ferret could still be confiscated--as well as allowing a TV news crew to come into their home on a moment's notice to film a delightful and educational segment (including Peaches, too!) Without Sharon and Bill, HB 295 would not have passed this year. And finally, a very special thanks to Rep. Brad Jones who co-sponsored and supported this bill throughout the whole *long* legislative process. Again, MANY MANY MANY thanks to everyone for making this happen!!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) --Ronnie DiComo Ralphie "Hey, we're legal!! Mom's gonna bring me in to where she works!" Cinderella "I'm going out to the store to buy myself some raisins!" Harry "I'm going outside to play in the snow!" [Posted in FML issue 1405]