I just wanted to give everyone BIG's mailing address, in case you'd like to send him a holiday card to thak him for his hard work on this list EVERY day of the year. I found this address in the STAR database on the Web: Bill Gruber P.O. Box 6179 NY, NY 10150 Also, I was appalled to read about the situation in Spokane, as I'm sure the rest of you were. I went ahead and forwarded the information to a contact at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) with whom I've worked before. From other experiences working with them in the past, I've found that they tend to contact the authorities involved, and also file amicus curae (sp?) letters for the judge in these cases. The letters basically state that the XX number of PETA members in that geographical area are appalled by this abuse of animals, and goes on to provide documentation showing that people who abuse animals are proven to have a tendency to go on to abuse other people. Let's hope it helps. - Ela ___ ___ (000)___(000) Ela Heyn / @ @ \ [log in to unmask] | | ======@====== http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5483 [Moderator's note: Well, sure, I enjoy getting cards, and will try to acknowledge them, even if by email, but what I'd like even more than cards is for subscribers to put a dollar in an envelope and send it off to their favorite shelter. I don't NEED cards -- but our shelters NEED dollars. Thanks for considering helping. By the way -- I got my first card of the season a couple of days ago, and it was from someone who posted in this very issue. Thank you. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 2148]