I must admit I read with interest the posts that followed my small rant.
 
I think in all fairness I should say that out of what was a horrible
"people" experience came five blessings..... 3 little fuzzy faces...
Barnum, Kami and YokoOHNO!!  who joined my family and firmly have their
little ferrety paws around my heart, and two amazingly wonderful
"twolegger hooman" forever friends that mean the world to me.  In the
grand scheme of things, I believe that these five are the important
"beings", and the rest of the crap will fade with time.
 
Point is... and again I say... if I hadnt believed in helping ferrets, I
would never ever have been willing to spend the time and effort, but
unfortunately the human element was disgusting, self-serving and
intolerable!  Animals are honest with their emotions and perhaps I just
should have fostered instead of becoming involved with the "workings" of
the organization.
 
I will be volunteering again no doubt, as I HAVE joined another
non-profit ferret organization and hope to be able to contribute in as
many ways as possible..  The sad thing for the moment is that I am so
gunshy I cant throw myself into it wholeheartedly to begin with as I did
before, being once bitten-twice shy baby...but perhaps that too will
change in time.  I'm willing to give it a chance.
 
On a lighter note..... I'm fostering a new little one .... and ... being
unclear on the concept of foster (why dont I JUST SAVE everyone the time
and just sign the adoption papers when they come in my door???) I think
the Collective is gonna have a new permanent member.  This to me is what
its about... making a difference in little ferret lives.  At least I know
in this small way I'm already contributing to the group I've just
joined... the trust in Cliodhna's eyes tells me I'm doing it well :-)
 
Val and the Ferret Collective
Remember.. "Resistance is Futile" when it comes to ferrets  :-)
Barnum & Bailey, Kami, YokoOHNO!! and Cliodhna
[Posted in FML issue 4212]