It is official! I am a procrastinator. And, every year I wait until
just before Christmas to pick my Giving Tree ferret so that I get one
who is "unwanted." You see, those are the ferrets I adopt - the ones
that nobody else will. For years I have taken in ferrets that were
dumped or that nobody else would take in - I can't count how many times
I have responded, If nobody takes him/her by the time I get back to
town I will take him/her. My current crew consists of Odie (dumped by a
couple in New York, rescued with the help of Brenda Johnson), Isadora &
Duncan (DMK rescues whose homes fell through 3 times before I kept
them; gracefully allowed to remain with me by Dianna Desrochers, who
was going to be their final home, after our wreck) and Koko (one of
two ferrets left at a local Petco and placed with me by my vet).

I tell you all this so you will understand why I didn't get to the
Ferret Giving Tree the first day it was posted. I procrastinated. I
waited for the unwanted. And, I am left out in the cold - or am I?

Every year people take ferrets from the tree and then, for some reason,
the adopters are unable to fill their role. So, this year I will play
"cleanup." If there is any ferret out there whose Santa is unable to
fulfill their commitment, please let me know. I would love to have
another unwanted little one with whom to share Christmas. And, if a
little one went to the Bridge awaiting Santa, if there is another one
who needs to fill a void there, please let me know that, too.

Thanks for stepping up, team. Second string standing by!

-- 
Renee Downs
"Eventually we will realize that if we destroy the ecosystem we
 destroy ourselves." Jonas Salk
"The most effective way to do it, is to do it." Amelia Earhart
It's amazing how much can be accomplished if nobody cares who
gets the credit!
Ferret Emergency Response, Rescue & Evacuation Team (F.E.R.R.E.T.)
http://www.ferretemergency.org

[Posted in FML 6916]