I found this lurking in my mailbox yesterday (it wasn't a spammed message, and when I replied Natasha sent back a personal response). It looks like a good chance to increase the public's posative awareness of ferrets. Leonard Bottleman [Moderator's note: Maybe not a spam, but the nearly identical note was posted on the FML 3 days ago, only that one was signed Josh Meckler! BIG] >My name is Natasha and I'm writing to request your help. > >I work for a new TV program called "PetLine" which will be airing on the >Animal Planet network (owned by Discovery Channel) in October. The show is >a call-in program where viewers phone in to discuss problems they have with >their pets (dogs, cats, snakes, anything). Our two hosts, Doug McConnell >and pet expert Patricia McConnell, then answer the questions -- and >hopefully, everyone has fun in the process. > >The style we're going for here is something like "Car Talk" on NPR. But the >hook to our program is that we ask viewers to send in videotapes of their >pets, so we can then show the tapes while we're on the air. > >In any case, I'm writing you because we're trying to round up potential >call-ins and videotapes from around the country. After finding your posting >on the internet, I thought that you might be interested in being a call-in >guest -- or know of others who might like to appear on the program. > >The key is that these people would need to contact us via e-mail or phone, >so we can send them an information packet. If people contact us via e-mail, >we need their message to include the following: > > 1. Person's name > 2. Phone number > 3. Kind of pet > 4. Pet's name > 5. Pet's problem > 6. The best time to reach the person > >Our toll-free number is 1-888-258-PETS. > >Once we send the packets to the pet owners, they would then need to >videotape their pets and send in the tapes. > >If you have time, please e-mail me to let me know if you can help us. Also, >feel free to post this message or post it to anyone who you think could >help. > >I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you very much for your time. > >Natasha Price >Production Assistant, PetLine >[log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 1953]