We have had 10 surrenders come in since Sat. I have 5 more scheduled in the next 3 days. I thank God for the wonderful volunteers Rocky's has that makes their stay in the shelter a short one. One little guy tonite has got my attention. I am taking a break before I go back to chores. Here's the story.... He is 20 weeks old. I think, even after a good bathing, that he is either Sable or Deep Cinnamon. It's going to take quite a few baths to degrease him. He was incredibly filthy and greasy.. Probably from the butter on the corn-on-the-cobs that were tossed into his cage for him to eat by his rescuer. They didn't know any better. Thank God for business cards. Somebody that had one of our cards, overheard the rescuer telling the story about this little guy in a bar. The rescuer knew the owner casually. They lived in the same apartment building. He witnessed the owner, repeatedly hitting this ferret in the nose. He witnessed the owner's young daughter swinging it by the tail and smacking it repeatedly into a wall. When these wonderful owners went on vacation they turned it loose in the hallways of the apartment building. The rescuer had it for a couple weeks, then given our business card, called me. The little guy's teeth are chipped. It has a wound consistent with a cigarette burn. Somebody decided it needed a haircut and took a pair of scissors to it's coat in about a 2" area. It's head tilts when he looks at me. He does monkey paws and holds onto me so tight. He seemed to love his bath and his ears being clean. He didn't flinch when he got his distemper or his nails trimmed. He didn't react when I cut his nail too short for an ADV test. He is so de-sensitized. Yep, they taught this little guy not to nip. We are Vet bound ASAP! Say prayers he survives, he is emaciated. If humans could get ADV, then I have it... he returned my kisses. Guess I have to gargle with parvocide, so be it. I love humanity, it's people I can't stand. Barbara Clay Director of Shelter Affairs for Rocky's www.gfme.com/ferretrescue PLEASE ALL SHELTERS AND FERRET OWNERS TEST FOR ADV - IT'S REAL AND NOT SOME CONSPIRACY THEORY TO BENEFIT LABS!!! DONATE TO ADV RESEARCH [Posted in FML issue 3845]