Permission to crosspost As the Christmas time comes nearer everyone starts to think of those in need. and ferret shelters are no different. Each year Kristine and Peggy put up the Ferret Giving Tree. It is a wonderful program. Here is how it works. A shelter contacts them with information on ferrets that need a special santa. Kristine and Peggy put the ferrets information and contact information for the shelter on the pages. Then a wonderful person looks at the shelter kids page and says "I want to be santa for this baby" and contacts the shelter with the information provided on the page. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/page1.html Yep. that simple. So now your next question are. What do I give, how much is enough, can I be santa for more than one? Here are the answers: - What do I give = talk to the shelter through email or phone. Find out what they are in need of or what the ferret likes (blankies, treats, food, special meds, toys). Or even money to their vet. - How much is enough = anything you can give is enough. Trust me. being on both ends (giving and receiving) I know that it doesn't matter if you give a lot or a little. every bit counts with these kids. - Can I be santa for more than one = well of course. there is no limit! You can be santa for multipule ferrets at the same shelter or different shelters. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/page1.html There are 115 ferrets on the tree waiting for Santas There's 7 year old Cocoa who was one of the babies from the NJ Resue that has advanced adrenal and Insulinoma.. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/cocoa1.html There's 5 year old Brandy who has cataracts in one eye and possibly insulinomic. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/brandy2.html There's 5 year old Bella who has adrenal and Insulinoma but is very sweet and loves her cagemate very much http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/belle11.html There's 6 year old Phoebe who had adrenal surgery recently but is still trying to adjust to her new life and who gets cold very easily http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/phoebe18.html There's 6 year old Natasha who has adrenal and is going blind http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/natasha28.html There's 5-7 year old Huey who has Insulinoma, adrenal and gum disease and now has an enlarged heart http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/huey16.html There's 3 year old AJ who was part of the Moorehouse College Lab surrender. He has Insulinoma. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/aj38.html There's 6 year old Squeaks who lost her blind brother this year and is depressed over the loss of him. She has feet problems due to the wire that was in her cage before coming to the shelter. http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/squeaks20.html There are so many ferrets on the tree right now that I could only list one from each page. there are 8 pages right now. 115 ferrets.. So.. Won't you make a shelter ferret happy this holiday season and be his or her Santa? Joanne http://givingtree.friendsoffuzzies.com/page1.html [Posted in FML issue 4702]