That is too many ferrets for one person to take care of, especially including those with medical problems that have to be monitored very closely. I know we all have different limits but this is way too many for one person. My group is free roam and I spend 5 hours a day, every day, 7 days a week cleaning up after them. I know how much work and time it takes to keep them happy, healthy and to monitor them closely and I don't have near that number of ferrets. I don't understand with an overload like that why some weren't moved to the offering shelter. Obviously the 'network' isn't sufficient or there wouldn't be an overload of ferrets at one shelter. The welfare of the ferrets should come first, not whether someone is in the 'network' or not. What kind of christmas do those ferrets have to look forward too? FERRETS FIRST! hugs. tle Troy Lynn Eckart, F.B.S. Ferret Family Services http://www.ferretfamilyservices.org http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~sprite/ffs.html http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Haven/5481/ Please sign up to support our efforts http://www.iGive.com/FFS [Posted in FML issue 4007]