Ed Lipinski wrote: >...As a service to the ferret community I have offered my skilled service >in euthanizing any ferret brought to me by its legal owner accompanied by >a signed "Death Certificate" or equivalent from a licensed vet. ... >As a precaution any deceased ferret or other small animal sent to us for >services must be shipped in the appropriate Bio-Hazard, insulated, >refrigerated and sealed container that meets the requirements of the U.S. >Postal Service. We can only accept a deceased animal for which prior >written authorization to ship has been issued by Ferrets NorthWest FNW. OK Ed, I found this a bit confusing. Are you euthanizing *dead* ferrets over there?? I would think that a death certificate is filled out *after* an animal is deceased. If that's the case, I am sure they don't feel a thing. ;-) -Ilena Ayala, Puzzled in NY [Posted in FML issue 2570]