Message Number: YG11043 | New FHL Archives Search
From: kath0524
Date: 2002-02-12 17:38:00 UTC
Subject: Re: She died tonight

--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "dr_bruce_williams"
<bruce.h.williams@h...> wrote:
> Unfortunately, rabies shots are not without health risks for humans
>- ractions are not uncommon with these vaccines. I reacted once and
>it was no fun.

I was fortunate; no reactions.

> By equating the examination of organs as torture, we open the door
>for the next logial step - the prohibition of autopsy. with autopsy,
>we would indeed know far less about ferret disease than we do today.

You are 100% correct. And, "torture" was a poor choice of words.
There's just something about removal of the brain (or do they send the
whole head? Don't answer that!!<g>) that gets to me. I normally am
not queasy about such things.

Thanks for putting things into perspective.
Katharine