G.C.F.A ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NATION'S FIRST FREE STANDING
                               FERRET SHELTER
 
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        THE GREATER CHICAGO FERRET ASSOCIATION HAS TAKEN A GIANT STEP ON BEHALF OF
 HOMLESS, STRAY AND UNWANTED FERRET'S. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1990, THE G.C.F.A.
OPENED THE DOORS TO THE NATION'S FIRST FREE STANDING (NOT IN SOMEONE'S HOME)
FERRET SHELTER!
 
        UNFORTUNATELY THIS MOVE COST MONEY-ALOT OF MONEY-BUT NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE
AMOUNT. WE WILL NEED A MINIMUM OF $12,000 PER YEAR TO RUN THE NEW SHELTER AND
THIS IS WHY WE ARE MAKING THIS URGENT APPEAL TO ALL FERRET OWNERS TO HELP US.
 
        WE ARE A NATIONAL FERRET SHELTER, RECEIVING OVER 1/3 OF OUR FERRETS FROM STATES
 OTHER THAN ILLINOIS. THUS, WE ARE MAKING THIS A NATIONAL APPEAL. WHAT
WOULD YOU DO IF YOU COULD NO LONGER KEEP YOUR BELOVED PET? WHER WOULD YOU GO?
WE HAVE NEVER TURNED AWAY ANY FERRET THAT HAS ARRIVED AT OUR DOORS-NO MATTER
WHO BROUGHT IT OR WHERE IT CAME FROM. WE ARE ALSO ACTIVE IN HELPING FERRETS GET
 OUT OF "FERRET FREE" STATES AND HAVE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO MICHIGAN TO RESUCE
ENDANGERED PETS.
 
        IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS WE HAVE TAKEN IN, AND FOUND HOMES FOR, OVER
 900FERRETS. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY FERRET SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO FIND A NEW
 HOME,
OR IN CASE OF THE TERMINALLY ILL, SHOULD KNOW LOVE AND GENTLE HANDS UNTIL THEIR
DAYS ARE OVER. WE WOULD HATE TO SEE OUR WORK COME TO AN END.
 
        PLEASE HELP US IN OUR CAUSE. ANY AMOUNT WILL BE APPRECIATED, BUT THE
LARGER THE AMOUNT, THE MORE WE CAN DO. REMEMBER, WE ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
AND DO NOT RECIEVE ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDS TOWARD OUR WORK. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE
TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW.
 
 
        PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
 
                        G.C.F.A. SHELTER FUND
                        P.O. BOX 7093
                        WESTCHESTER, IL 60145-7093
 
                PHONE   708-964-GCFA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THIS WAS REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM G.C.F.A.
.......RANDY C. MARTEN
[Posted in FML issue 1069]