Hey you guys :) I think i need to clarify a few things. 1st The Ferret Aid Society *IS* a registered charity (not-for-profit) and NO i'm not saying unregistered shelters/rescues aren't legitimate. Many have e-mailed me trying to tell me the difference between shelters and rescues. It may be different in the USA but here, a shelter and rescue is the same thing. We aren't allowed to have more than 5 pets under one roof in a residential area (hence me saying we were operating illegally). With the commercial zoning, we will be allowed to operate a legal shelter/rescue as long as we have insurance. We were approved for "shelter" insurance for the ferrets and the area of the house they will occupy but denied insurance for the rest of the house because of the ferrets. Commercial insurance doesn't cover the house, just the liability of the ferrets yet house insurance won't cover any of the house because of the ferrets. See my dilemma? What i'm asking for is any shelter/rescue that has insurance where your insurance company KNOWS and insures your liability of the ferrets to please contact me. I'm really not able to discuss the difference between a shelter/rescue or legitimate vs. non. We are all in this for the ferrets and i really don't care if you are a 'shelter' or 'rescue' you're all doing things for the fuzzies and to me, that's all that matters in the end. Randy Melanie Belair President The Ferret Aid Society "For the Love of our Fuzzy Friends" <http://www.ferretaid.org/> [Posted in FML issue 4956]