I've been noticing a trend lately that I would like to ask, beg, plead every one to stop... There is a lot of debate going on right now about who or what type of lifestyle makes healthy good ferrets and that if a ferret dies from adrenal cancer they are some how defective. Well folks every thing dies. People die, animals die and plants die. When your flowers wilt and die in the fall do you call them defective? No, they lived out their natural lifespan and you were able to accept it. When your grandmother dies at 80 of cancer do you call her defective? No, she lived out her natural life span, regardless of what caused her to die, and you are able to accept it. So why is it that when our ferrets, the ones that give us so much love and life get ill or die - why can't we just accept it? I have been reading this list for a quite a while now and I love it. The practical advice is wonderful. The stories about the amusing things our fuzzies can do is great. The sad stories about letting go of our loved ones is heartbreaking but it also helps us to prepare for that day we must all eventually go through. The honest reviews of products is extremely helpful. I would just ask that we all go back to discussing those things, instead of arguing with each other or demeaning our ferrets by labeling them RinferiorS because they do as nature insists. Beth, Minerva & Frumpstiggle [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 2142]