The American Ferret Association has established the DMK Rescue
Spay/Neuter Fund to offer financial assistance towards the spaying and
neutering of the DMK Rescue Ferrets. The DMK Rescue Spay/Neuter Fund is
specifically set up to assist qualified shelters who have contracted
with Lori Sies' Ferret Dream House Rescue to rehabilitate and rehome
ferrets originating from the DMK rescue situation. This fund will be
administered by the AFA with the intent to disperse funds to assist
qualified shelters to bring the DMK ferrets to a condition that the
AFA supports as an adoptable companion ferret.

AFA has donated the first $500 to this fund and will be soliciting
donations from the ferret community for this fund until further notice.
The AFA will also be spotlighting this fund on our website, in The
American Ferret Report, and will be contributing to this fund from
various fundraisers at AFA functions, including AFA-sanctioned ferret
shows.

To qualify for reimbursement, shelters must be able to provide the
following documentation:

* Proof of historic efforts to maintain an ADV-negative facility.
  Documentation for the past 3-6 months' ADV test results from Blue
  Cross or Avecon send-in saliva test. (Quick test results do not
  qualify.)

* Copy of the Ferret Dream House Rescue contract to verify that the
  ferret(s) are from the DMK Rescue.

* Proof of current negative ADV test.

* Proof of current single rabies vaccination.

* Proof of current single canine distemper vaccination.

* Copy of spay/neuter invoice form your veterinarian.

The AFA is not in a position to financially support the spaying and
neutering of all the DMK Rescue ferrets at one. We suggest that you
contact the AFA before scheduling surgeries to make sure the funds
are readily available for reimbursement (email is preferred contact:
[log in to unmask]). During the initial phase of this fund, priority will
be given to spay all jills from the DMK rescue to ensure that the
number of ferrets that need to find homes does not expand
exponentially. It is our hope that the ferret community will help this
fund grow to a point where all of the DMK rescue ferrets will be
surgically altered before the majority of them go back into breeding
condition.

The AFA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. All donations to the DMK
Rescue Spay/Neuter Fund are tax deductible.

Penny M. Hendrix
President
The American Ferret Association, Inc.

[Posted in FML 5749]