Lee Hunter, D.V.M., M.P.H., Public Health Veterinarian, Medical Evaluation and Risk Assessment Branch, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Section, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, P.O. BOx 29601, Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0601, (919) 733-3410; excerpt: "...The North Carolina laws governing the protection of public health following exposure to rabies were obviously written prior to the release of the scientific studies you cite. Because they were, the Office of the Attorney Genreal has been asked to give their opinion if the laws as they are currently written would allow ferrets to be quarantined following the bite of a person as are dogs and cats. Their opinion would be sought to determine what should be done to clarify or update the laws to relect the new information. That letter was sent within the past month. The date of their reply is unknown..." So, basically, North Carolina's Public Health Veterinarian has initiated procedures to protect ferrets, and has to wait for another office to make the next move in their advice on whether ferrets can be put into the quarantine law as a policy change, or as a modification, or as a new law, depending on how N.C.'s law is written. Until that's known a time table can't be known. Still, these are the RIGHT moves and folks are going toward what will save North Carolina ferrets so they deserve our thanks. I enjoyed MacDuff's sentimental description. It was sweet. Sukie [Posted in FML issue 2163]