As shelter MOm I wanted to take a moment to jump in and thank LIsette for her generosity in donating several fine pieces of her miniature sculptures to benefit Ferret Wise Shelter in eBay auctions!! We love yu! <http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ50QQsassZsosferrets> It is a difficult year for us here -- with several losses to the humans of elder relatives many hours have been / are needed to tend to basic human needs... thus we have not been able to fund raise with as much vigor as is required to keep the "shelter a float". June is the beginning / end for fiscal years which means all our shelter licensing & professional fees were due totalling $1450.00, then we had many ferrets needing vet care & surgeries which came to $1300, and then needed to order up 50 melatonin implants--OUCH We have a new board of directors , but summer is a tough time to dig in and get response with vacations and all! Currently we are working to rehab a very tiny boy tat arrived after being shipped at under 5 weeks of age - and sustained a compression injury to the spine-- it al takes time & money! We are hopeful we can make a great difference for him. It does not take much to realize that with the need of a washing machine and a food order the shelter is down to it's last pennies! We are doing our bets to keep this show running. The fur kids are happy, but we are definitely hurting when it comes to providing AC on hot days, additioanl vet care etc. For those who can and care to bid on Lisette's items or those listed for Ferret Wise in the eBay store http://stores.ebay.com/Creative-Kolor-shop_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm It would be a great help as we still have some hot days left this summer and our river of dreams has evaporated! HUgs a many little licks for all the furkids here... we are toughing it along-- and hope that soon we will be able to be pounding the pavement to raise the needed cash to keep the shelter running... alicia a grateful shelter mom. www.ferretwise.org [Posted in FML issue 4971]