Happy Holidays to everyone from the fuzzies at Okeechobee Ferret & Cat Rescue! I am having my last eBay auctions now. Putting on more after midnight Monday Dec. 11th, these will be 3 day auctions so items can be shipped in time for the holidays. I have not been able to get much on for the past few months since I've been dealing with the new mobile home situation here and I still have months more to deal with. I am really low on funds, so I have taken items out of the eBay store, placed them under auctions and marked them down. I need to raise some funds. Because of all going on here, I won't be able to get anything on for the next couple of months. Dealing with this house situation has been a nightmare, and if another hurricane comes thru and destroys this place, my behind is moving out of this state! I would never go thru this again. I would never wish this on anyone. It's been really rough both emotionally and financially. So many shelters are closing and we don't have many taking in ferrets in this state. If raising funds continues to be as difficult as they have been lately, I will be shutting my doors also. The reality is this: If the funds aren't there and you can't feed or care for them, then it's time to shut down. Dealing with the hurricane problems here for the past two years, not being able to really get a lot going on eBay has plain put me in the hole. I know this is the case for many other shelters and was the problem with those that closed. It seems that fairly soon, there won't be any shelters to take in the unwanted ferrets, then where do they go? I've already had a call that someone saw a guy riding his bike down the street with a ferret in his hand and the next thing , he stopped, dropped the ferret on the side of the road and rode off. Luckily the person that saw this , went to get the ferret. People who get them and don't know what they are taking on, are getting desperate, if they can't find another home for the ferret or a shelter to take them, they are letting them go. A sad ending for a ferret as we know. Please take a look at my auctions, see if there is anything you can use, wait until about noon on Tuesday the 12th to make sure I've got everything listed. If you would like to make a donation, paypal addy is [log in to unmask] Wishing everyone a Safe & Happy Holiday Season! Sue & the Okeechobee Gang Please visit my eBay auctions, always raising funds for food, meds, spays and neuters, vet bills, etc. http://stores.ebay.com/Ferret-Cat-Rescue?refid=store [Posted in FML 5454]