Just an FYI ..... The 4th annual Seattle (WA) Pet Expo is taking place on August 21-22 from 10am - 5pm at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. I SOOOO wish I could afford to have a FERRET booth there (or even collectively with a group of shelter operators & volunteers) but the cost for a 10x10 space is $350! And since I don't have any 'ferret' crafts to sell, there certainly wouldn't be any profit made! Although there is a variety of special guest speakers, I noticed that none are geared toward ferrets ... Too bad because with the estimated number of attenders predicted to be about 10,000 this year, it would be such an awesome way to educate so many people about ferrets in one fell swoop!!!! Personally, I think that we fuzzie lovers and owners should plan now to gear up for NEXT YEAR'S Pet Expo and make sure that the ferret population is properly represented at this event! (Who knows - we might be able to convince the event organizers to waive the booth fee for a group of ferret shelters merely there as non-porfit organizations - to educate - and and not to sell anything. Nothing says you can't advertise adoptions however, right?) Hmmmmm Well, just a thought .... Anyway, if anyone in the greater Seattle area is interested in volunteering at this event (in exchange for 2 free entrance tickets - a $6.00 value), then contact 425-775-2707 or email me personally. And if anyone has any further ideas, I'm open to hearing them so please email me privately :-) Jennifer, Sasha & Snowball :-) [Posted in FML issue 4596]