i was in MI then On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Cougar Clan <maima...@duo-county.com> wrote:
> What state are you in? > > On Mar 5, 2010, at 12:51 PM, MaryChristine wrote: > > THEY DON'T CARE. >> >> if there is a bat found in the house, they will tell you that you AND the >> cats could easily have been bitten without your even noticing it, by the >> very sharp little bat teeth. if the bat comes back rapid and your animals >> are NOT current, they WILL be confiscated, and they WILL be killed. they >> will come back as negative, more than likely, but they'll be dead then, so >> it hardly matters. >> >> i learned this when a bat that i KNEW the cats hadn't even seen (he flew >> up >> from the basement, and we covered him before they noticed) was taken--i >> talked to the state health department, and to the dept of ag, trying to >> find >> out why i couldn't just quarantine them, since the symptoms don't take >> that >> long to show up. i was told by everyone that, while they don't kill people >> who might have been bitten, they WILL take the animals. >> >> so, yes, i had a whole plan set up to sneak me and the cats out of the >> state, in the requisite middle of the night, if that bat was >> positive...... >> >> so it's a choice, but you might want to check with your state over what >> that >> choice could entail. >> >> MC >> >> -- >> Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! >> Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... >> >> MaryChristine >> Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue ( >> www.purebredcats.org) >> Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) >> _______________________________________________ >> Felvtalk mailing list >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
