Congrats on the 10 years of the FML!!! Even though I have been an FML subscriber longer then most people here, I'm still a newcomer to those that have been here since the beginning. I have read and posted to the FML for little over three years now. (It was October-November of 1994 when I first subscribed.) Much has changed since I first started reading the FML - - a new moderator, - over 2000 more subscribers get the FML daily - 4-5 times as many posts in an average day - states like Massachusetts and Michigan now have legal ferret ownership - the numbers of ferret knowledgeable peoples and vets have swelled - although FML readers have worked for the benefit of ferrets for a long now, the FML has reached a level of membership that allows people to respond en masse to problems and disasters. The FML has reacted to: the Humane Society stance and Rachel Lamb's comments on Good Morning America about ferrets, Fredonia rescues, black-footed ferret release programs, Kodo, Spokane, legalization efforts in Massachusetts, Michigan, and California, rabies shedding studies, and more. - US rabies shedding studies and quarrantine periods for ferrets Things that have stayed the same - - the quality of moderation - the love and caring expressed by FML readers for their ferrets - the love and caring expressed by FML readers for other people - the fun and zaniness that all of us ferret people must have - the quality of medical and scientific information shared - the tears shed over loss and tragedy - the narrow mindedness and ignorance of those blocking CA legalization efforts - regular discussions about MF, what's the best food/what's not, genetics and health issues, large breeders vs. small breeders, petstore pros and cons, etc. I want to thank all who have added to the FML in the three years I've been here. I honestly believe that the FML has helped me and my husband to improve the quality of life for our ferrets. And our lives as well. I hope that the FML lives for 10 more years! Hopefully in that time we'll see an end to many of the problems that still plague us and our ferrets!! :) Viva la FML! -kim, squirt (zzzzzzzz....), pippi (SOCKS! I NEED SOCKS!), atlas (kibble- kibble-munch-kibble), and jinx (my little baby girl) Kimberly Burkard | _ Everything I needed to know in life, Eastman Kodak Company| _____C .._. I learned from my ferret: Rochester, New York | ____/ \___/ Frolic and dance for joy often, have [log in to unmask] |<____/\_---\_\ no fear or worries, and enjoy life. [Posted in FML issue 2164]