I took the purpose of Dayna's post describing possible animal torture during this season primarily to be a reminder that we should ever-vigilant and cautious when our fuzzies are concerned. The realities of animal abuse are certainly well known to those who operate shelters, but the timely reminder couldn't hurt. And for those of us only casually involved with placing ferrets, the reminder could be a life saver, even if such rituals are not common. I appreciate all the comments about which groups are or are not responsible for such things, but I think the point has been made now. It's a little off-topic for the list and it's time to move on to more ferret-related things. Sadly, the FML can't cover all we would like - it will do the most good to our ferrets by remaining focused. Bill [Posted in FML issue 1722]