I realize it`s a business & that they have to make money, but PayPal has irritated US before too!! If someone makes a donation to our sanctuary via PayPal, PayPal takes a nice generous slice of that donation which was intended for the ferrets :( They DO have a special thing for 501(C)(3) organizations. (Mission Fish) but they STILL take a slice---and when I last checked into it, they only paid the organizations periodically!!! So, if you needed immediate funds for a surgery, & people donated, you'd have to WAIT for those funds!!! We decided not to do it. It`s all about the money, and no one seems to have any qualms about robbing little creatures who need to eat, & go to the vet. I have a suggestion. If you want to help fuzzies, but don`t know how--and if you want to bypass the nonsense, consider this. Have you lost someone you loved very much? Has someone you CARED about suffered a loss of someone they loved? (This could be fur or human.) Spend the money for a stamp, & send a legitimate shelter or sanctuary a donation in memory of that loved one. It wouldn't work for auctions on Ebay, but it would be a great way to donate! This would take you about 5 minutes. It would comfort you to honor your loved one, and do some good. It would help little ones somewhere out there. Your whole donation would go where it was intended to---to the furkids. It would also be a pleasant surprise to some overworked caregiver(s) out there. It doesn't have to be huge--it just should happen. We have been the recipients of such donations, and it benefits the ferrets greatly. It`s a win-win. Just a thought... Love, Zoo [Posted in FML 6429]