Dear FML friends, I know I am about to make some people pass opinions and I might even get flamed for giving mine. But it is my only hope that we can all come together and help the fur kids in the end. The issue of a unkept shelter has come up. Some people got real mad at Sandi for speaking out and being straight forward. Some of those folks knew the shelter she spoke of and had even adopted from them. The point was not to flame the shelter or down the keepers. The point was for concern that situations have spiraled out of control for this shelter. Sometimes the best of intentions can go wrong.This I'm sure has happened to everyone here at some point in life. I am also about a 8-10 hour drive from the shelter in question. I would love to go and donate time and help them out. I wanted to help take in 4 to lighten their load. Things didn't work out that day, the keepers were not able to meet us half way at the time. So I instead brought home 2 lovely boys from Sandi. I told her this way I could help make room so she could take in a couple more when the shelter in question was able to get them out to her. Any one who has ever meet Sandi can see she is 100% for the ferrets. No she is not a in a big business building with secretaries to meet you at the door. She is in her home, she has 2 bed rooms with her ferrets. She has her PC and a file cabinet, and a kitchen full of Duck soup and Meds.Though her statements might hurt some feelings, they should be given merit. Instead of looking to blame, can we help? Are any of us close enough to give some time to the shelter? Is any one here a contractor that can donate some time to help make improvements the shelter might need? Can we offer to take in some of the fur kids even as Fosters to help these older folks with big hearts lighten their load? That is the point.Don't get mad, lets try to help! I am still looking to take in 2 more kids to do my part. And I will do what ever else I can as time goes on. Dooks, Ladyhawk [Posted in FML issue 5032]