I've been watching the shelter numbers & pleas for funds and I wondered if a different strategy might help. What if ferret shelter operators formed a national organization to share the work. Perhaps such a joint coalition could recruit more funding from ferret retail stores, and even petition national chains like PetsMart to NOT sell breeder ferrets and adopt out shelter ferrets, instead. Perhaps then local shelter owners could focus more time on priorities like training shelter ferrets to make them adoptable, and even presenting to various churches & civic organizations to recruit volunteers, funds, & adopters. "Intelligence is like 4-wheel drive. It allows you to get stuck in more 'remote' places." ~ Garrison Keillor ~ [Posted in FML issue 4981]