>More and more ferret sanctuaries are appearing in the ferret
>community. They bring in all ages and conditions, just as we shelters
>that adopt do, but the ferrets stay there forever. They may educate
>the public, but when those attending the lectures leave and decide to
>get a ferret, their choice is what?... a pet store.....not one from
>their sanctuary? There's a strong mixed message there to the attending
>audience. I'd do anything to help change that message, with all due
>respect to sanctuaries. You that host sanctuaries give so much, as we
>shelters that adopt do also....just think of the change you could make
>in a familiy and a ferret in your care, by re-homing them. With a
>petstore purchase, they don't get you. What a loss.

Need to correct you here, Barb. Pet stores are not their only choice.
People who visit a sanctuary can adopt from a shelter just as any can,
and with the sanctuary operators guidance I would think they would be
more likely to.

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Karen McCabe
http://www.cinnamonsprite.net
http://www.addictedtoferrets.net

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