>...but the only way Pam's idea of placement works is with the cooperation
>of a shelter.  Or unless your "Super Shelter" and can do both placement
>and shelter/rescue work.  I love Pam's idea.  I use it every single call
>I get.  But the sad fact is, many people don't want to be bothered.  As
>hard as I try, most people that contact me don't want to wait to place
>their ferret.  They've made up their mind and are ready.
 
How true too, but sadly there are a number of shelters that don't even try
my suggestions.  And I know because when I was a full service shelter, it
was just "easier" (so I thought) to take them all in.  Many times I do
quite a tapdance through the phone to get people to wait and let me help
them place their ferrets, and only when it fails or their deadline is too
soon, do I give them your shelter's number.  And I DO appreciate you being
out there and taking in all those ferrets, but your annual numbers are much
lower than mine were when I was full service, so I know I'm helping you and
placing ferrets at the same time, without them going into shelters.
 
I was just trying to get more shelter operators to TRY the placement
service approach along with being a shelter.  This post was not to be
separate like you and I are, but to do both functions - what you called
being a "super shelter".  I think it is working here in our area,
considering we are now serving Virginia and Maryland because we've lost
all the other ferret rescues within a one to two hour's drive around here.
 
Pam T.
[Posted in FML issue 2783]