This is the way it is at my Shelter rescue. We got hit by both Frances and Jeanne last year and out shelter was all but destroyed. Repairs have now been completed. We will not take in any ferrets beginning 1 AUGUST 2005 thru 15 OCTOBER 2005. This is for the safety of the ferrets in our shelter as well as our own. The aforementioned dates are the height of Hurricane season and although we evacuate if a Hurricane is coming -- should we be hit again our shelter may sustain heavy damage or be totally destroyed. Only those who have come back to their homes to find them heavily damaged or destroyed can understand what this is like. Rebuilding is something none of you ever want to go through! Should everything turn out all right we will again take in ferrets after the 16th of October 2005. Hopefully all the other shelters understand. Thank you for supporting our shelter Chere McCoy Ferret Friends of Indian River County 8775 20th Street, Lot 614 Vero Beach, FL 32966-3065 A "NO KILL" shelter since January 1991 [Posted in FML issue 4950]