Hey all, just a reminder, ten days left to buy raffle tickets. We have raised $100 to date, and are looking to raise $250 before the raffle is over. The shelter is in desperate need for some funds, FerretsFirst recieved four badly abused and neglected ferrets from a county animal control office a few weeks ago. These ferrets were found living in cages filled with their own poop and pee, no food, no water. Seven ferrets were found, three had been dead in the cage for some time, one little girl was stuck in a tiny rodent cage by herself. She was so terrified she attacked everyone who came near her. Animal control got them to a vet, where they were treated for malnourishment, dehydration and liver problems brought on by lack of decent food. When they arrived at the shelter, they came with a five page list of medication instruction and a box of medicines. Two of the ferrets are suspected to be adrenal. In the last month, the ferrets have blossomed under the shelter's care. The little terrified girl was reunited with her three friends, she has ceased biting and all four love to play and snuggle. They are recovering from the liver damage and losing the yellow cast to their skin, eyes and fur. it has been amazing to watch these ferrets relearn to be ferrets again, to play with toys, learn to trust people and dance perhaps for the first time in their lives. You can see pictures and a writeup on them at http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=5832742. These are only four of the 30+ ferrets currently in the shelter. Tickets are $1 each or 5 for $4. The prize package is great, if I may say so, bedding, toys, treats, chocolate for the people, tshirts...it goes on and on. You can buy tickets here---> http://www.ferrethammock.com/index.php?page=raffle Paypal, check, money order and cash are accepted. Directions on where to send payment and who to make it out to are at the bottom of the page. [Posted in FML issue 5190]