There are 17 boy-ferrets and 21 girl-ferrets (38 in all) at The Ferret & Dove Sanctuary, Inc., of Pensacola, Florida(also 7 cats, 12 domestic doves, 1 rabbit, 1 dog) located at 3815 Tom Lane Drive under the care of Susie Lee and Wes Hurley and the medical director, Dr. Chew, DVM who runs Ferry Pass Animal Hospital located exactly 1 mile away from this facility. ALL testing and shots are done at the Animal Hospital where the medical records are recognized in any legal situations which may arise, and any new fur-babies are quarrantined until seen by the vet, whether it's the same day or until the next business day, and remain under strict reverse-isolation until all test results come back and are documented at the Animal Hospital. (any rumors or bad-mouthing about us not testing at our place is strictly from complete misunderstanding. Of course we don't test in our home; their testing And shots and any major medical treatments are done at the Animal Hospital...in accordance with recommendations of the sherriff's department's Animal Control Officers who said that a licensed veterinary medical facility is the only place (in Florida, most certainly in the County of Escambia, Florida) where such records will be legally recognized. Without veterinary medical licensing, any shot records or testing records we want to make as a shelter (in the case of giving them, ourselves) would be thrown out of even the smallest court. Therefore, we do not administer shots or tests, the licensed Veterinary medical facility which can, Does do so and we keep copies of those records, kept up to date on everyone. Whatever your state or county, ask your local law enforcement agency about what's the right thing to do to protect yourselves and your animals and birds in this sort of thing...very many will, indeed, tell you that testing or shots in your home won't be recognized in court; so do it right the first times! get them done And documented in a licensed veterinary medical facility! [Posted in FML issue 4380]