MILITARY: Randall E. Greenfield (by directon) for Office of the Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Streeet NW, Washington, DC 20372-5300; excerpts: "1. The United States Army is the Department of Defense executive agent for veterinary medicine. The U.S. Army Veterinary Command (VETCOM) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas has overall responsibility for all changes in tri-service veterinary regulations and veterinary policy. Point of contact at VETCOM is Major David S. Rolfe at 210-221-6522. 2. Once VETCOM has reviewed either a draft or the final published version of the 1998 Rabies Compendium a policy decision will be forthcoming. Historically the U.S. Army veterinary Corps has explicitly followed the guidance published in the Rabies Compendium. 3. Department of Defence policy will be in accordance with local state laws at each military installation." Very wonderful holidays to all in uniform. With all the good people who are working to help your ferrets maybe you'll soon get a special surprise! We're asking a marvelous and truly kind, retired Army veterinary pathologist to help with this effort on your behalf and that of your ferrets. If you don't know: the policies toward exotics vary from base to base, but with ferrets included the same as dogs and cats in the 1998 Compendium we stand a chance of helping our fellow ferret owners and their pets by changing policy to treat them the same as dogs and cats also in relation to other aspects (such as presence in housing and transport with transfers) in regions in which ferrets are legal. Sukie [Posted in FML issue 2164]