Without meeting your daughter it's hard to say if she'd be taken seriously or not. But I personally have a few volunteers in her age range and adore them. I take them very serious if they show a willingness to continue learning about ferrets and to give them the attention, love and care they need. It sounds like she is on the ball and I would hope that most shelter operators would be able to pick up on that fact. Young people are our future and they are needed to carry on the good will of ferrets. Faith Ferrets R #1 Shelter & Rescue [Posted in FML issue 3447]