First, my posting disclaimer: This is not a flame to the poster regarding the petfinder issue. Petfinder should be ashamed of themselves. If there is one term that burns me up more in the rescue business it is the word "unadoptable". According to Merriam-Webster, (the authority on the English language) the word does not even exist...and so it should not in the animal rescue business. No big surprise that it does mind you when we see how we treat elderly humans, cheating them from healthcare and robbing them of their "social security", continuing to tax them after they have paid to the "system" 10 x over...but that's another subject. When I joined a local club to further my education in ferrets several years ago, it was this very word that was a part of my inspiration to start my own rescue. Unadoptable. Unwanted? Unlovable? Undeserving? No, no and no. There ARE people out there willing to take on these ferrets that human arrogance has tagged with the term "unadoptable". Further to this, there are folks that exist ONLY to take in the neediest of furkids. I know several of them. I just wonder how many ferrets are cheated from the care and love they deserve because of human arrogance. Who are we to decide? No one has that right. NO ONE. There are no "unadoptables", only special needs and this is also the need to make some furkids "permanent residents" . Not enough people will step up to care for the special needs kids that need so much attention. God bless the shelter moms like Zoo's Ferret Sanctuary thatcomodate so many of these kids. What a shame that shelters that are able to accomodate such ferrets are under fire for being a hoarder or collector. Pathetic. Truly pathetic. I shudder at the thought of how ferrets live in an organization who callously throw around the term "unadoptable". I have seen a few ferrets in this situation and I made them adoptable and they came to live with me, even if their time was brief. In loving memory of these special kids that started it all and inspired me to rescue ferrets, Gypsy, Tip and Sweet Pea. Kimberly Fox Director/Rescue Mom Somethin Up My Sleeve Ferret Rescue http://companiontalk.terrabox.com/SUMS-Rescue.html Help The Helpless. SUPPORT PRIVATE RESCUE Pay Pal accepted for donations at this email address. [Posted in FML 5751]