>Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:11:26 -0800 >From: Sandaili <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Two ferrets in Michigan need homes > >I am going to have a pair of ferrets at a foster in Michigan soon. They >are five years old each, a male and a female. I am willing to pay $500 >toward the female's adrenal surgery, she is adrenal. The male is not >adrenal (as far as the owners know). > >I would rather not have them go to one of the two shelters in Michigan >unless they have to, as all shelters are full up (but they are both >awesome shelters). I have never had any luck adopting out a ferret that >is adrenal.... [Moderator's note: This response was delayed due to an e-mail server issue. Posted anonymously since it came from a non-usual e-mail address, but it is signed. BIG] Laryssa, I am very confused after seeing several messages from you regarding two ferrets in Lansing, MI that you say need a home (including the below included message from the FML). You are in California, yet you talk about these two ferrets as if you are going to be taking care of them - including paying for needed adrenal surgery for the girl...?!? You can't possibly have met these ferrets and therefore must be going from the owner information, which in my sheltering experience is as likely as not to be inaccurate. You're offering the ferrets to anyone who wants them, people in Michigan you can't possibly meet, then have decided the girl is a good candidate for adrenal surgery without seeing her, which you will pay for? Why exactly? And the mention that you've ever been able to adopt out adrenal ferrets, that they live with you permanently...have you made some sort of arrangements to move these two ferrets from Michigan to California to your care??? I haven't spoken to any of the other Michigan Shelters lately, but our Shelter is in no way "full" right now. In fact, this time of year usually has us at our lowest numbers...a cycle which is once again happening this year. I'm not sure why you continue to put the word out about similar situations, and the messages looking for homes for the ferrets always includes mention of the other Michigan Shelters being "full," - yet I've never heard from you about any of these ferrets before any of these postings. You're in California, so I really have no idea why you're still involved with ferrets in Michigan. If your contact information from when you lived in Michigan is still active, you could field calls and e-mails and simply refer folks who are looking to surrender, adopt, etc. to active Shelters. You were in the Lansing area, which is right between two active Shelters: West Michigan Ferret Connection and Motor City Ferrets - so referring folks should be simple. You're certainly welcome to refer the owner of these two ferrets in Lansing to contact me; we could accept the surrender today and attend the needs of the ferrets immediately (I've noticed these messages are several days old now - I really don't like to keep folks who want to surrender waiting, as I've learned people are not very responsible and might well not have the patience to wait even a day to turn ferrets in). And we don't have any trouble adopting out ferrets with issues; we have a well established foster pr! ogram ! for critters with issues and we don't consider any but the truly infirm "unadoptable." I appreciate that you want to see critters directly into new homes, rather than burdening the Shelters...but in these cases, again I must say I'm confused about your involvement. Referring folks for surrender is not a burden for our Shelter; after all, we're open for business and Job #1 is taking in ferrets who need us. Nanci Motor City Ferrets www.motorcityferrets.org [Posted in FML 5911]