Greetings everyone. :)
I apologize if this is long-winded, but I have a lot to say and I'm SO
irritated!
The last few weeks myself and a couple of other members have been
searching high and low to find a meeting place that will allow us to
bring our fuzzies with us..to no avail. We have called pet stores,
humane societies (except one, which I will call in the morning), vets
offices, hotels, fire stations, convention and meeting places, etc..
No one will let us, and the *very* few that will want an exhorbant fee
(anywhere from $50-$150/hr.!) So far our monthly meetings have been at
a library (first meeting-ferret free) and the rest have been at members'
homes. Does anyone have any ideas at all of anywhere else that we might
could find a place? I'm so upset that no one is offering up a place..it
seems hopeless. :( I don't know where else to call..
And then we have business cards and pamplets as well that I have made up
and no one is wanting to cooperate on that end either. I called some
pet stores to ask if they would distribute business cards with each
ferret sale, only for a couple to talk very rude to me and tell me their
employees already had enough to do without having to distribute business
cards (yeah right, a bunch of teeny boppers that sit around and do
nothing). They wouldn't even offer to just *mention* the club. Not even
a tiny little mention. I am disgusted with the pet stores. And they
preach that they have the healthiest animals and already know what to
tell potential customers regarding the care of ferrets. As if I can
barely get a flyer hung up in a pet store and they take it back down
again. I just can't understand it at all. I don't know how to reach
out to the ferret people out there if I can't give out business cards or
hang flyers anywhere. Even Petsmart won't cooperate, and their known for
doing adoption/education days! We did have one that wanted to do one,
but Louisville's laws prevent any adoptions in the the metro area (but
over in Indiana is alright).
I just don't know what to do. It seems hopeless. :( I'm not going to
give up, but I am fairly upset that ferrets and animals in general, are
so looked down upon. We can't even plan any fundays or anything like
that till we have a stable meeting place.. Ugh.
If anyone has any ideas or thoughts, please do share them with me. Maybe
there's something we haven't thought of yet..
--
Linda M.
Derby City Dookers Ferret Club Organizer
Seiko, Nanoki, Yukina, and Sidney (the kamikaze ferts)
Sachi, Atari, Oliver, Lennox, Keoki, Ilo (ee-lo), and Kenzo (the wee
ratlets)
<3 You will be missed Shinjin. <3
No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink. - Murray Banks
Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally
speaking, they are ignored. - Alice Walker
Hunt each other - leave the animals alone.
[Posted in FML issue 5252]
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