Re: David Letterman My FML reading has been spotty lately to say the least so I may have missed it if someone has already suggested this. Has anyone contacted agencies like the Humane Society to complain? I know agencies like the Humane Society oversee animal treatment in movies, perhaps they should be taking an interest in this as a related issue. While from what I understand the ferret suffered no permanent harm, the "joke" was mean-spirited and definately sent out the wrong message on how animals can be treated - it's ok to be mean to animals as long as it is all in "good fun." It's things like this that confirms my belief that Letterman is an ignoramus who wouldn't know a truly funny joke if it came up and bit him on the ass. Re: Peta/Ingrid Newkirk Now there's the height of "scholarly" knowledge about animals. Some of the statements this woman has made are totally incomprehensible. She's made statements about when dogs are freed from their slavery and returned to the wild. *Whew!* She must live in some fluffy little make-believe world to totally have missed the fact that our pet dogs aren't wild. That's common knowledge. I could *maybe* allow for some inaccurate statements about ferrets since they aren't as well know as other animals like dogs - although you would expect anyone writing for a publication to research their facts. But since she hasn't a clue about dogs being domesticated animals, how could one expect her to have even an inkling of a clue that ferrets are just as domesticated? Let alone that any of the other well-known ferret myths are false? Short answer: One can't since this woman is more of an ignoramus then Letterman. Re: Murdered ferrets in MA Payback is hell. And I don't want to be in the person's shoes who killed those ferrets so cruelly when he gets his payback - which will happen sooner or later. He will be one pitible individual. The Newbie & ECE: A few weeks ago, we added a new kid to our brood. A woman my husband works with asked him if he wanted another ferret. It seems a woman, who knows this woman that my husband works with sometimes takes in animals, dropped off a ferret. It seems the ferret was her son's and he left the ferret home when he went off to college. The mother couldn't stand the ferret and dropped her off in a pillow case. After a short bit of consideration, we took the youngster in. She is female, perhaps about 6 months old, and is grey with white mitts. (Oh no, mitts! That means she's a teleporting ferret!!) This little girl is a sweetie who loves to be cuddled - although her rambunctious self is awakening! We named her Rosie. Rosie got along with all the other kids pretty well from the start with the exception of Pippi. Pippi had a bone to pick, but those two have since settled their differences. There would be peace and happiness in our ferret world, but Rosie brought with her fleas and ECE. The fleas were easy to deal with. The ECE has not been. Squirt, Atlas, and 'Jinx all came down with it. Pippi, with the exception of being slow for a few days, never showed any symptoms. For two and a half weeks we've been battling ECE in Squirt, Atlas, and Jinx. They start to get better only to backslide again. It is terribly frustrating. While I don't intend on cursing it, Atlas and Jinx seem to be going uphill again. Squirt, who also has insulinoma, is taking this the hardest. All we can do is to continue help them with their battle and hope for the best. Wish us and our little monsters luck! -kim, squirt (i don't feel good), pippi (what's wrong with you guys?), atlas (I hate that stuff you feed me!), jinx (supreme spitter), and rosie (the trouble-maker) 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 2457]