Support Our Shelters (SOS) and the International Ferret Congress (IFC)
are pleased to announce a program that will soon be available to shelters
listed on the SOS Shelter list.  If you are a shelter but are not on the
list, and wish to be included in this program, please contact Sharon
Beardon, at the address below, to be added.
 
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The proposed program will enable qualified shelters to purchase Aleutian
Disease Virus (ADV) antibody tests at a reduce cost.
 
Details are still being finalized with Avecon and United.  Payment
options include paypal or check.
 
Supporters wishing to help finance the testing program will be able to
donate through Paypal.  Checks can be made out to SOS with 'ADV Test
Fund' in the memo line and mail to:
 
Judith White
100 Walsh Road
Landsdowne, PA 19050
 
Donations can be sent via Paypal using:
 
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While guidelines are still being finalized, it is important shelters know
the following practices will be strictly followed:
 
Shelters will be restricted to purchasing tests for their own shelter
ferrets, and not for resale or fundraising.  In the event a shelter finds
they have purchased surplus kits, they can be returned for a refund.
Anyone found abusing the program will be banned from future
participation.
 
Shelters will be limited to purchasing a maximum of 10 kits at a time.
This will enable more shelters to participate.
 
Complete program guidelines with ordering and pricing information will
be announced soon.
 
Julie Fossa
FL (772)228-9067
OH (419)225-8158
West Central Ohio Ferret Shelter
http://www.wcofs.org
International Ferret Congress
http://ferretcongress.org/
[Posted in FML issue 5060]