Well, most of you probably read our "new issue" we have with sheltering. Thank you Caryn for your undying support of the shelter and the love you show the ferrets also. This new policy put into place by our vet clinic is not only going to effect us, but for sure 2 other shelters in our area, Pennsylvania Ferret Club and Shelter and Diane's Last Chance Ferret Rescue. Our Shelters are overwhelmed right now with so many ferrets here in Pa who need homes, and turning away ferrets is a very hard thing for a shelter mother to do. The compassion and "want to help them all" attitude can be a very hard emotion to overcome when you get a call about a ferret/ferrets who are going to be tossed out into the wild if one does not take them. So please, help our PA shelters get on their feet and get the bills paid off so we can continue to get service from this vet clinic. This clinic has the most wonderful vet named Anna Edling. Her compassion for ferrets far exceeds any vet I have ever known. Loosing her is not an option right now. So my bill and alot of other ferret people's bills must be paid off. I know Carol Krause posted out also. This woman, although we may have our differences, has taken in many ferrets who were overflows, so to speak, from Diane's shelter. She also relys on ebay to help pay off her vet bills. So while she is not a "rescue" she does open her home to ferrets who have no place to turn. Many of Anna's paients are people like Carol K. We are running a raffle for some great prizes. I don't like to just out and out ask for money. That is not in my make up. I have been taught from little on up to work for my money and work for things. Things are not just handed to you. So we have put together (and are still adding prizes) a Spring Save Our Shelter Raffle. Proceeds will be put directly onto our shelter account at Horsham Vet Clinic in Phila. http://www.tinyprintsontheheart.com/shelterraffle.htm We don't want to go under and close. We see a need for our shelter. I get calls on a weekly basis for ferrets who need homes. The surrounding states are full also. I can't even refer these people to anyone. Some of you saw the post from the NJ shelter, they are full and have huge medical bills. They need fundraising ideas also. As shelters, we rely heavily on community support, whether it be a 501c3 shelter or a private family run shelter. This year we have lost many good shelters in this wonderful fuzzy loving community. Please consider buying a ticket, helping a local shelter, volunteering your time, or helping a Pa Shelter pay off their medical bills. Thank you Everyone again. Today we had some much needed Ebay sales. I was able to call the vet and make a nice payment on my huge bill. Thank you Everyone! Marguerite From TinyPrints Ferret Rescue TinyPrints Ferret Rescue PetFinder Web Page http://www.tinyprintsontheheart.petfinder.org TinyPrints Ferret Rescue Store http://www.tinyprintsontheheart.com/onlinestore.htm Aloha Ferrets Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Aloha-Ferrets-Store http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZtinyprintsferretrescue [Posted in FML issue 5206]