I called the White House number given for public inquiry -- 202-456-1111. I skipped the "leave a recorded message" part by selecting " 0 " and spoke to a very nice operator. Again, I stress that we must appear calm, polite, and rational. I asked if I could give her factual information about the Kodo case, as I am concerned that there is a lot of misinformation out there. I also said I was concerned that Michigan officials were not playing fair with the facts. She carefully wrote down what I could tell her about the lack of bat-rabies testing in ferrets, but how there is also no bat-testing completed for dogs and cats but they are not euthanized. Also that Kodo has been in custody more than 30 days, etc. Anyway she took me seriously and admitted that there have been some calls. SOME calls? Let's have hundreds and hundred of calls! CALL NOW! Be calm and pleasant, STATE FACTS and ask for the president's help! Kat [Posted in FML issue 1965]