We were unable to sent a direct e-mail to the ferret owner looking for a shelter in Colorado Springs, but want her to know that Ferret Rescue of the Western States is the local shelter there and will be glad to assist with an adoption and any other ferret matter. The phone number of the shelter is 719-527-8004. As to the person who threw the ferret in the bathtub full of water as punishment for behaving like a ferret, there just isn't anything I can say on the matter that will be printable. Carolyn Kinsey, Owner/Operator Ferret Rescue of the Western States [Posted in FML issue 3079]