We have had several direct responses to the posts on the FML regarding our pleas for votes in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Contest- Maybe we can help clear things up quick :) This contest is not the Animal Rescue Site contest in which several ferret rescues are participating- as far as we know there are NO other ferret rescues in the Pepsi contest & certainly not in the 250K category which we are in- Winning this contest means we will go from a home based sanctuary with 300+ rescued abandoned abused unadoptable exotic pets ( including 20 ferrets) to a stand alone facility able to care for over a thousand such animals at a time, including 2 free range ferret rooms to house about 50 ferrets. It also means we can educate thousands more people, and the rescue can continue long after we ourselves can keep it up. (April from Totally Ferret, Zoo and Wolfy have all been here- they know we are legit, fully licensed, and not hoarders, or a fly by night rescue :) There are virtually no large grants or funding for a facility such as ours- most animal rescue funds are for dogs & cats or widllife- as many of my fellow operators know. This contest is a once in a lifetime chance to build the facility- ALL other ferret rescues should all also be applying - in whatever category they want- the 5K, 25K, 50K and the 250K- each category does not compete against each other and there are 10 winners each month in the 5, 25 & 50 K levels and 2 in the 250k. Each person gets 10 votes per day, one per project, so they can use them for 10 different projects! You do have to be signed in to vote- your vote does not count if you are nto signed in- you hit the vote button, the sign in pop up comes up, sign in then ckick vote again- it will say thank you - then you know your vote counted! initially you 'create an account' it is fast and easy- they jsut need your birthdate, email password and name- thats all- to prevent spam voting- you can also be signed in with your facebook account, and share it on facebook too whcih is a super easy way to help spread the word! So again 60 seconds of your time each day in June , a little more if you want to help get the word out encouraging others to vote, and you can help be respon sible for savign thousands of little furry and scaly & feathered lives that otherwise would not have a chance! Just as examples of what we take in: pet rat to be euthanized due to biting, elderly pet ferret to be euthanized due to owner not wanting to pay for adrenal care, pet parrot to be let go outside because of squawking & biting , pet hedgehog to be euthanized because of an easily treatable tumor, obviously with voer 300 animals here the list can go on & on- Thank you all for your help and support! The FML rocks! Beth www.crittercamp.org Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary Please Vote here: http://www.refresheverything.com/crittercampsanctuary [Posted in FML 6728]