UPDATES 1) Request for donations to legal funds for the Lawsuit against the DOH. 2) Site update info ___________________________________________________ 1) Ferret owners along with the New York Humane Society and the ASPCA will be filing a lawsuit (*an article 78) challenging the New York City Health Department's list of wild dangerous animals as "arbitrary and capricious". The Lawsuit MUST be filed within 120 days of the DOH's ruling, which means that it must be filed by October 28, 1999. Mr. Irving Heisler Esq. has agreed to take the case and fight for the rights of both ferrets and iguanas. Mr. Heisler estimates that the total costs of this lawsuit could reach $10,000. It is very important to raise as much of this money as possible before the deadline of October 28th, 1999. Letters and calls have gone out to several large corporations including Pet Land, PetCo, Pet Company and Marshall Farms, but more funds are needed. Any donation would be helpful to this fight. Even 5 and 10 dollars adds up -although more is good too! Checks should be made payable directly to the lawyer Irving Heisler Esq, and mailed to: New York City Friends Of Ferrets PO Box 268 New York NY 10028 Questions concerning the lawsuit can be directed to [log in to unmask] tel: (212)-876-0090. *An article 78 is a challenge to an administrative ruling. ___________________________________________________ 2) We've added new info to the site and changed the layout a little these past two weeks. If you haven't dropped by in a while, check it out. Recent changes include: 9/16/99 - New Layout for site - Some new graphics added - Newer Mailing List Button added - More information added to the Lawsuit section. Donations are needed by 10/28/99! - Added "Donations Needed" page Jeanne Carley/Californians for Ferret Legalization and FACT (Ferret Assoc. of CT) have done mailings regarding the New York City Ferret ban at their own expense. These are OTHER STATES helping us out! Please visit the "Donations Needed" link at NYCFerrets to find out where you can send checks and/or stamps to thank them and help replenish their funds. - Added info and forms to submit NYC ferret Vets and Pet Stores for a mailing - Added the number for Ms. Freed's bill to several pages "Intro 627: The Ferret Regulation Bill". - Added a little more information about the 9/9/99 Press Conference (w/ permission from the people involved) including the identity of "the man w/ the purple ferret on his shoulder." ;) 9/9/99 - Added "How A Bill Becomes A Law" page 9/3/99 - Added NYC Ferret Ban Flyer in downloadable PDF form - Fixed link to send email to Kathryn Freed (Thank you Barb for pointing out the broken link!) 9/2/99 - Ferret Regulation Bill added. That's about it. Thank you, Lori and Melissa _______________________________________________ http://members.aol.com/NYCFerrets _______________________________________________ [Posted in FML issue 2807]