I just wanted to offer a resource to anyone who requests it. When Maryland succeeded in getting ferrets treated like dogs and cats in our law and regs, the state folks had a conniption when they realized that inserting the word "ferret" in the language meant that ferrets must be included, by law, in the bi-annual rabies clinics held for dogs and cats. Many counties had never treated ferrets, hadn't seen one in the animal control system, and if they had, they had just killed it and kept on truckin'. We were very concerned that the first clinics where ferrets might be brought would result in inept handling, bites, and off we'd be going again with bad PR. So, we wrote a comprehensive handout explaining how to handle ferrets at vaccination time, and specifically dealing with ferrets in a clinic situation. We also sent handlers to the clinics if counties requested this, to train the county staffs. Most of you will not be at that point yet but I will be glad to send this to you (with an SASE )from our group - it will really make you look good to the state people, and remember -they-re not the enemy anymore, they're in this with us now! My address is 2306 Pickwick Rd. Baltimore MD 21207. By the way, hope to see all of you at our 4/4 Save our Shelters Show here in Mobtown (Baltimore)! Happy vaccinating! Diane Rogers Maryland Coalition for Rational Rabies Policies -- ----------------------------------------------- John and Diane Rogers - Baltimore Ferret Club http://baltoferret.com/bfc mailto:[log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------ [Posted in FML issue 2223]