Dear All, This economy has sent good animal loving folks, as a result of losing their jobs and homes, into situations where they were forced to give up their pets, and rarely did any of them have just one ferret. It's reasons like this I leave my adoption contract open ended..."if for any reason you are unable to care for..." Work with me here...................... We, Rocky's, do our best to support those heartfelt tearful situations. They have been countless over the past few years. Seriously countless, I'm bad with statistics..........the phone rings, I make an arranged surrender, they arrive. The phone rings, I make an arranged surrender.... etc. Like I said, I'm bad, and they all are just running into each other. I need a secretary or a statistician. The pay for such a position sucks, but I can guarantee all the ferret kisses your cheeks can handle! Then add to the mix the continued stupid ass folks that do impulse buys of ferrets, house them for a while, and when the stench from neglecting them becomes too much ...they do the 'right' thing and call us to 'donate' them for adoption. Yep, we gladly take those stinking ferrets off their hands! Don't even get me started on the college kids and their family dumps! or, come Sept all the New Year's ya ya's babies due in Oct...don't get me started! Please consider coming to OFEST and have the best time of your life!!!! If you can't, please consider playing with our raffles. There are almost 200 items, so it's a good chance that everyone will win something. Then there's the 50:50 raffle for a buck, we're 10 days out and the pot is at about $200 and growing each day, that's a CASH PAY OUT..could mean to the winner, a deslorelin implant plus exam fee, or a year's worth of kibble, or could be a spa treatment for an overloaded, under-appreciated ferret owner.....or an Olive Garden for the family, or years worth of $5 foot longs at Sub Way... or or.......hey, cash is good, spend it any way you want!!!!! Serious...CASH IS GOOD! So many great shelters have closed this past year due to the emotional/physical/financial burden struggle of staying afloat. Shelter Burn Out, it's real, and it hurts! I'm insane, 18 yrs of ferret sheltering. Should I continue? Do you all really need Rocky's? I need to know. I could be doing other things in my life, but I believe I need to be here, the calling is so great, greater than it's ever been to rescue and rehome. Damn! I thought by now I'd have this all behind me, and doing some cruise boat thing, and enjoying my retirement. Don't get me wrong, I so love what I do, or else...I wouldn't be doing it. Rocky's is struggling, as all shelters are, but would you today, please consider supporting us? I so hope that you do. FML'ers you are the best ever! Thanks for your continued support. Here ya go..go here, and put Rocky's over the top. I'm 25 ferrets over my quota of topping off the shelter population. I so need your support. I'm a crazy ferret person. So are you. We love ferrets. We believe in rescue. That's why you've stuck with me all these years. Thanks for sticking with me now. All the more reason to come party with us on Sat Oct 27th....! Rocky's, the original party animals! Click on the Oktoberfest details from the right side menu for directions and more details. For now, play with my raffles please. Thanks! www.rockysraffles.com Affectionately, Barb Clay Dir of Shelter Affairs Rocky's Ferret Rescue and Shelter 832c Falls Rd., Parkton, MD www.rockysferrets.com ps Was that too much? I get so carried away when I write about Rocky's. [Posted in FML 7583]