I know many of you have been eagerly awaiting news on the "Oregon Ferret Rescue" Situation, but there have been some crazy things going on. We haven't kept the details from you on purpose! The end of the story is that there are 47 ferrets that were pulled from the situation, and they are safe at the shelter. Some are sick, some are thin, some have cancer, but most are doing well now they have proper food and care. Our shelter population went up 200% but we had backup supplies and are working on food/litter procurement as well as vet care aid. The interesting part of this story is that there is no pet store that closed, there is only a hoarder who decided to suddenly liquidate their stock of animals in a hurry by offering them for free on craigslist while simultaneously begging for money from the ferret community. The house is in Idaho, not Oregon, and is owned by Jenasiea Morrison (You may remember her 260+ ferrets in a two bedroom townhouse in Layton Utah episode). Volunteers went and pulled ferrets out, as many as they could, but they did not get the approx 30+ breeding ferrets and the large parrots, mink, and other animals are no longer in the home.The other petstore ferrets were given away to anyone who would take them. It seems that many are being resold on craigslist and I'm sure a few will be coming in as many have respiratory issues stemming from poor ventilation and living in wood shavings. Apparently, as of this weekend, there is nothing there except piles and piles of animal supplies, cages, etc and boxes and boxes (hundreds) of Iams home for the Holidays care packages addressed to Joan Andy's Kitty & Puppy Rescue. More info will be posted here once other pending local issues are taken care of. No one knows why both the newly discovered Idaho location & Utah were liquidating animals, but for a hoarder to let go off their prized collection, it must be something unusual. If you'd like to help out the ferrets you can donate to SOS or you can donate to Totally Ferret towards our shelter account (these kids can eat!) If you'd like to help monitarily, you can also use our paypal account [log in to unmask] Follow our blog for future details! www.emmettferret.org/blog ~Emmett Ferret Shelter [Posted in FML 6519]