Bob, You rock! No, no, this doesn't mean I'm calling you a non sentient lump of minerals, but that you put the spring into our ferrets' happy feet. The best donation for any shelter has to be the adoption of their ferrets. Please, if you want to add a ferret to your family, check out your local shelter. The Cascade Ferret Network has a desperate need for qualified foster homes and volunteers (and of course people looking to adopt). Every single CFN ferret gets into a play area out at least once a day (almost always twice a day) for play time and human interaction. In just the past 3 weeks we've received over 30 ferrets, and our days now run from 6 am until midnight. Foster homes are great, because each foster parent needs to just take one or two additional ferrets home and give them the same level of attention as their pets (we pay all of the bills for care), which gives us more time to spend on the ferrets here at the central facility (and some time for sleep too). Volunteers are great because they make sure every single ferret gets a whole lotta love each day. That's right, we WANT people to come over and do nothing more than play with ferrets! This frees us up to do the more mundane tasks like clean cages, clean play areas, do laundry, and rearrange play areas for diverse play experiences. Of course if the volunteers want to pitch in with the mundane tasks too, we'll let them. For those who can't volunteer or be a foster parent, we can always use donations. We are a 501(c)(3) corporation, so donations are tax deductible. See our web page for details. http://www.cascade-ferret.org Thanks again Bob for bringing up this topic. Not bad for a non sentient lump of minerals. Leonard [log in to unmask] http://www.teleport.com/~leonard [Posted in FML issue 3206]