I don't believe any of the shelters in the PFSN have as many ferrets total than Troy Lynn has herself. The largest, which she mentioned is the Oregon Ferret Shelter. The 5 hours each day is nothing...at least in my mind for people who have many many ferrets. Say 50 ferrets you have and if you spend 5 hours a day with them that is...oh 6 minutes individually. No complaint there...if this is a shelter which is adopting ferrets out to folks who can spend more than 6 minutes per fert. Put permenently...well sick ferrets need more than 6 minutes a day. Chris does not work outside the shelter, so therefore can spend much more time than that with them. Plus she has many volunteers to help. Plus many of us smaller shelters help when the numbers grow to high numbers at Chris's shelter. We also help take in kids who have been at her shelter for a long length of time..so in a smaller shelter can get more attention and care till the time they find a home of their own. When shelters offer to take ferrets, as her numbers grow...Chris does NOT turn them away. She is very grateful for the help. Because she does not want shelter kids going to shelters which keep ferrets outside without bedding, which she has seen first hand...does not mean she is hoarding... she is considering the ferrets best interest. What kind of x-mas is THAT-to be outside in the cold only to have someone come out to hose you down when the feces become to heavy? It has NOTHING to do with being a network (and a network IS a good thing..it's helped the many shelters that are part of the network, and most importantly the ferrets that are in those shelters). Troy Lynn is a person I've always respected and have enjoyed conversations we've had in the past. I'm terribly dissapointed to see her involve herself in gossip that she has no real facts on, forcing me to write against her. Kristine Lunny Please Bring Christmas Joy to a Shelter Ferret and be a Santa!!! http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com [Moderator's note: Troy Lynn was copied on this post, though note she's not going to be online for a week...to be continued then if need be. BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4008]