Humane Soc releases to gov't agencies etc. only...try getting a species specific rehab permit from your local F & G boys or call your local Senator and ask his/her staff to research who you call to get a permit to recieve the local shelters ferrets...they are usually very helpful when there is a catch 22 deal like this one. re: picket....also write irate letters to the editors clolumns of your local newspapers and call local TV and radio stations to protest this inhumane behavior by a 'shelter' or 'Humane Socioty" and invite a camera crew to film your point of view (include lots of written stuff for them to base the segment on)...and be charming and cordial and sad rather than loud and angry and abusive...sympathy is a great mover ...sask the talk show hosts... Please define 'Dook' or 'Dooking' as I cannot find it in any dictionary domestic or foreign... Could someone please send me the reciepe for 'duck soup' and 'elixer' and give what they are used for??? Vaccination...Yes...Distemper Vac. is a must!!!! I use Fervac D as its especially made for ferrets...and if you take your fur kids into any area where there are dogs its only a matter of time before a distemper infected or carryinhg dog happens along those paths...and distemper in a ferret is very fast and very deadly!! Please protect your fuzzies... Clear Dryer Hose...where in Colorado is Fowler Lumber...and is there a phone number or e-mail address for them???? What and Where is ECE???? and finally...I have spent over 40 years studying healing in many many forms the world over...and one part of what I have learned is this...whether you drain off/or take away part of the hurt, illness, or fear and trauma ... or...give some of your strength and life force and love..each of us has one or the other polarity in us... I was found, thru lab testing (Kirillian Photography) very young to have both talents. And thru greatest good fortune I had a father that was a scientist first and foremost and he got me teachers and adepts that helped me hone those talents. I then discretely used them as a nurse/midwife and mother all the years since. And I use them with critters when ever asked to...you can use your talents - large or small- as well as I can.... if energy, measureable on a photography plate, can be transferred...and we have shown it can...then there is no reason you cannot either drain off bad energy from a sick or hurting fur kid..or give strength and life to the same fur kid. We know a child, whether critter or human, cannot thrive without touching...well, a sick or hurting one gets well a sight faster with stroking and fussing over too...if those thoughts were concentrated - hard - for a few minutes each hour or so it can make a difference... it just takes concentration and personal discipline... can't hurt/could definitely help! Happy Fuzzies...dayna [Posted in FML issue 1562]