It breaks my heart to say this but the Fuzzy Loving Ferret Rescue is closing it doors to surrenders at least untill I can afford to move to another town (hopefully in a few years) that apreciates what I do as a ferret rescue. I know there are some shelter directors out there that will be very happy to hear for now I'm closing as they have done nothing but bash & flame me and in their best efforts to bring me down. They threaten to do what ever it took to close me down and discredit me as a good and caring rescue owner who only had the ferret's best intrest at heart by starting rumors about me so no one would adopt any furkids from me. I never as a rule asked for help from anyone ( I don't like charity or hadouts) with one exception about 2yrs ago with my raffle I ran myself where I donated half the items myself. I've never begged for money to help care for the kids or begged for help to provide food for them and for the last 11yrs I have taken care of them all by myself with the help of my husband. I will continue to adopt out my adoptables to aproved homes untill everyone is placed in forever homes. It's been a long 6 year fight with my town to keep my rescue open, the biggest mistake I ever made was being honest with my town about my rescue. If I had not said a word and tried to keep things legal and on the up and up, in my eyes I feel I would still be able to serve the community in taking these angels in, caring for them and finding them proper forever homes. To date $10,000-$15,000 mostly of my personal savings/retirement fund was used to continue the fight over the past 6 years. My funds are completely exhausted and I don't have the $7,500 my lawyer is asking to file another apeal. There is enough money from personal earnings to care for the ferrets but not enough to continue the fight in court. It's such a shame that I have devoted the last 11yrs to taking in abused, neglected, abandoned and unwated ferrets only to be forced into closing because of a town filled with ingnorant and arrogant people. I again want to thank all of those who entered my raffle almost 2yrs ago to raise the money I needed to file the apeal at that time which was held on November 4th 2009 and again I lost because my lawyer without my knowledge dropped my fight for varrience under conditional use and my civil suit without asking or discussing it with me first. He had decided that fighting for the Home Based Business permit was more important although we found out to be elligable, you had to make a profit and we ALL know rescues never make a profit and barely break even. I had hoped my recient news paper article about my rescue would have made people inclined to speak on my rescue's behalf to help keep it open but it apeared my plea for help fell on deaf ears. I will continue to be a 24/7 help line for anyone who needs help and will continue to do my referal service. I wish I could do more to help the ferrets but unfortunately my hands are tied untill I can afford to move to a town who apreciate ferrets and the rescues who love and care for them. If anyone has questions, PLEASE privately e-mail me. I do not wish to discuss this on an open form any further. Debi Sadowski Fuzzy Loving Ferret Rescue Established in 1998 [Posted in FML 6537]